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Hut 8 Mining on Sustainability, Expansion and Surviving Crypto Winter
Hut 8 Mining (named after Hut 8 in Bletchley Park, where Alan Turing broke the enigma code and accelerated the end of World War II) has just filed its audited financial statements for 2018, detailing a tight but still profitable bitcoin mining business. дальше »
2019-5-10 20:04 | |
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Oil Field Alchemy: How Bitcoin Can Turn Waste, Emissions into Proof-of-Work
In a handful of oil fields in the Great White North, natural gas, an otherwise wasted drilling by-product, is being put to work. But it’s not being used to well more oil; it’s being used to mine bitcoin. дальше »
2019-5-8 20:07 | |
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REBGLO – Bringing Sustainability in the Cryptocurrency Domain
According to the reports, the cryptocurrency mining process requires three times more energy than digging up gold that is worth a dollar. In fact, global Bitcoin mining alone has transcended the energy consumption of some nations including Ireland in recent years. дальше »
2019-5-1 00:39 | |
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The digital farming revolution will cost workers their power, dignity, and possibly their jobs
There’s a lot of talk about digital technology and smart cities, but what about smart farms? Many of us still have a romantic view of farmers surveying rolling hills and farm kids cuddling calves, but our food in Canada increasingly comes from industrial-scale factory farms and vast glass and steel forests of greenhouses. дальше »
2019-4-30 15:59 | |
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Driverless cars could be the answer to reducing light pollution
Within the next several decades, most of the industrialized world’s cars and trucks could be replaced by autonomous vehicles. That transformation may provide an opportunity to fix some of what’s now broken with modern transportation—including, perhaps, light pollution. дальше »
2019-4-27 12:00 | |
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Is Bitcoin Mining Really An Environmental Catastrophe?
We’ve seen the screaming headlines: Bitcoin uses more electricity than Ireland! Bitcoin is an environmental terrorist! Bitcoin will use more energy than the whole wide world by next year! (Yes, really… Newsweek actually published that. дальше »
2019-4-25 19:40 | |
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AI is helping regulators keep tabs on new industrial farms and their waste discharging habits
Researchers have developed an algorithm that uses satellite imagery to rapidly pinpoint industrial livestock farms, manifold faster than humans can do by manually analyzing maps. Now, the researchers think their new analytical tool could help regulators to identify farms that may be breaking environmental laws. дальше »
2019-4-23 15:14 | |
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No, China Didn’t Ban Bitcoin Mining
If you’ve gone anywhere near the internet this month, you’ve probably heard about the untimely demise of China’s Bitcoin mining industry. As reported in many media outlets, some three quarters of Bitcoin mining is now non grata in the People’s Republic, which appears to have taken an unusually firm stand on environmental protection. дальше »
2019-4-23 00:59 | |
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Canadian Province Offers Low-Cost Energy Incentives to Bitcoin Miners
They’re doing it in British Columbia, Quebec, Manitoba, Alberta and Labrador — bitcoin miners in Canadian provinces are taking advantage of the country’s cool climate and abundant supplies of hydroelectric power. дальше »
2019-4-17 20:52 | |
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New CoinMetrics Research: Energy Use Comparison with Crypto and Auto Industry is a Perspective Shifter
The environmental impact that cryptocurrency has had on the world has been researched through the years to a certain extent. Much of the attention has previously been on the toll that mining takes, though a researcher for CoinMetrics wanted to take a broader approach, finding out how the impact of the auto industry on the […] дальше »
2019-4-16 02:22 | |
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Bitcoin Mining: Key Stat Exposes Ridiculous Energy Consumption FUD
By CCN: Antoine Le Calvez, a researcher for CoinMetrics, set out to determine how Bitcoin’s environmental impact compares to that of the auto industry. His striking conclusion? US vehicles consume roughly the same amount of energy in three days as Bitcoin has consumed in its entire existence. дальше »
2019-4-15 22:00 | |
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Find Your Developer (FYD) Stats Live
Today Find Your Developer (FYD) stats have gone live for all to view. These stats are 100% accurate. Users can now see their ROI as well as additional details in the stats.FydCoin is an open source crypto-currency focused on fast private transactions with low transaction fees & environmental footprint. дальше »
2019-4-10 21:14 | |
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Sportcash One ICO
Our project is a Platform for the Sports Industry with safe transactions secured by a blockchain system. Our project will be built on the Waves Platform, will be named Sportcash One, and we will be using 2 tokens, an SCOne Utility Token to purchase real world and digital goods directly through the platform and a Diamond Token that will reward our users for promoting, using and sharing our token economy and social media platform. дальше »
2019-3-28 10:35 | |
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PR: Bitcoin.com Partners With Jeju Blockchain Smartcity Association to Spread BCH Adoption
Roger Ver, CEO of Bitcoin. com has agreed to help the Jeju Blockchain Smartcity Association grow the BCH ecosystem. On March 25th, Roger Ver agreed to collaborate with the Jeju Blockchain Smarcity Association in Korea. дальше »
2019-3-25 12:30 | |
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BIS Bitcoin Basher Warns Central Banks for Undermining Financial Stability by Issuing Digital Tokens
“Bitcoin is a bubble, a Ponzi scheme, and an environmental disaster. ” If you're a crypto enthusiast, then you must be aware of the words. The critical words about bitcoin were made some time back by Agustin Carstens, general manager at the bank for International Settlements. дальше »
2019-3-23 04:58 | |
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Agustin Carstens: Banks Should Not Issue Digital Currencies
Should banks design their own cryptocurrencies? According to Agustin Carstens, general manager of the Bank for International Settlements, the answer is a definitive “no. ” Crypto Isn’t Cool? Carstens has never been a fan of crypto, having likening bitcoin to a “bubble,” a “Ponzi scheme” and an “environmental disaster” in the past. дальше »
2019-3-23 02:33 | |
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America’s Missoula County Plans to Regulate Cryptocurrency Miners Due to Environmental Concerns
United States’ Missoula County, also referred to as a hub of five valleys, is planning to regulate cryptocurrency miners so that they comply with zoning and noise regulations and most importantly, forgo fossil fuel energy in an effort to reduce climate change, as reported by the local publication Missoulan on March 20. дальше »
2019-3-21 15:59 | |
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UNIFY (UFY) Stats Live
Today UNIFY (UFY) stats have gone live for all to view. These stats are 100% accurate. Users can now see their ROI as well as additional details in the stats.Unify Coin is an open source crypto-currency focused on fast private transactions with low transaction fees & environmental footprint. Unify дальше »
2019-3-20 21:40 | |
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Bitcoin Miners Explore Renewable Energy and Power Recycling
The narrative that Bitcoin uses as much electricity as [insert small nation’s name here] annually is almost as tired as “tulip-mania” or comparisons to the “dot-com bubble” at this point. Yes, the Bitcoin network is power-hungry but that hardly tells a full picture of its environmental impact. дальше »
2019-3-14 00:00 | |
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Blockchain for Humanity to use RSK to enhance transparency in social impact investing
CryptoNinjas RIF Labs, the purpose-driven organization led by RSK Lab’s founding team and other top executives, has announced that Blockchain for Humanity (b4H), a not-for-profit foundation that supports a pipeline of social and environmental impact projects, is now utilizing the RSK network to bolster. дальше »
2019-3-8 01:03 | |
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Stingy driverless cars will clog future streets instead of parking
It’s a nightmarish vision of San Francisco’s future, like something out of science fiction: streets full of driverless cars, crawling along implacably but at a snail’s pace, snarling traffic and bringing the city to a standstill from the iconic Ferry Building to Union Square. дальше »
2019-3-6 17:32 | |
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The Hostile Media Narratives About Bitcoin’s Environmental Impact Are Total Garbage
If you’ve been following the news and social media discussion regarding Bitcoin for very long at all you’ve likely seen multiple articles castigating Bitcoin as a harbinger of environmental degradation and destruction. дальше »
2019-2-5 12:16 | |
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Bitcoin Price Analysis: BTC Wild Cards, $3,500 Last Frontier
Latest Bitcoin News That environmentalists are always on Bitcoin case is appalling. Why not ambush traditional banking set ups whose carbon footprints are on par oil sector players? The more they critic the network–even going to lengths of comparing facilitators as miners as environmental enemies, the more we have reasons to believe that their green […] The post Bitcoin Price Analysis: BTC Wild Cards, $3,500 Last Frontier appeared first on Ethereum World News. дальше »
2019-1-21 15:00 | |
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How blockchain is reshaping our economic, environmental and social orders Pt III
To conclude the Blockchain Beyond 2020 series, we look at how digital currencies and token-economics are being used to reorganize human behavior and ideals around money and how the wealth gap may be addressed with alternative digital currencies that provide a form of basic income to provide more financial independence. дальше »
2019-1-2 00:00 | |
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How blockchain is reshaping our economic, environmental and social orders Pt II
In part II we explore how complementary digital currencies are going to play a large role in paying off the "climate debt" that governments are too indebted to borrow in their own currency to pay for, nor willing to slow economic growth for given the risk of losing political power. дальше »
2018-12-26 23:00 | |
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Energy Incentives Make Bitcoin Mining a Natural Fit for B.C., Canada
When it comes to bitcoin mining, Canada is a natural. A temperate climate helps to keep mining equipment cool, and plentiful renewable energy from hydroelectric dams gives Canadian provinces like British Columbia a natural advantage with cheaper electricity costs. дальше »
2018-12-22 21:41 | |
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How blockchain is reshaping our economic, environmental and social orders Pt I
In this series we look past 2020 to what the future holds for crypto beyond fiat-pegged stable coins and speculative prices to the original ethos of crypto and the cypherpunk movement - to redesign our economic, social, political and environmental structures . дальше »
2018-12-19 01:00 | |
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Can Blockchains Save The Earth?
Ethereum isn’t exactly a green technology, but a new application on the blockchain could put a serious dent in carbon emissions. Granular, an agricultural company under the DowDuPont umbrella, has partnered with a blockchain startup to help business reduce their environmental footprints. дальше »
2018-12-10 02:59 | |
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Nydia Zhang of the Social Alpha Foundation: Using the Blockchain for Good
As chairman and co-founder of the Social Alpha Foundation (SAF), Nydia Zhang has left a solid mark on the blockchain and cryptocurrency space, though, as a young art student at the University of Washington in 2011, blockchain was far from the direction she saw her life taking. дальше »
2018-12-6 18:13 | |
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Crypto Prices And Hashrates: CoinShares Looks At The Bitcoin Mining Milieu And Environmental Costs
Money makes the world go round and capitalism is based off that notion. However, what happens when there are no profits in sight, and the costs are too high; for the producer as well as for the environment. дальше »
2018-12-2 22:43 | |
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How Using Solar Power Energy Can Help Make Crypto Mining Ecofriendly
How Using Solar Energy Can Help Make Mining Cryptos Ecofriendly Lately, there’s been a lot of concern about the environmental damages caused by crypto mining. These damages are caused by vast amounts of electricity consumed during the process of powering ASIC devices and mining cryptos. дальше »
2018-12-1 22:32 | |
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Abz
The Nintendo Switch added another indie feather to its cap this week with the release of and activating beacons to cleanse polluted sections. I couldn’t tell you why — in that classic short indie game fashion, the game doesn’t deliver its story directly, opting to use environmental cues and visual markers in order… This story continues at The Next Web дальше »
2018-11-30 21:00 | |
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Hoskinson: Satoshi Did “An Amazing Thing”...But There Are Lessons to Learn
Charles Hoskinson is best known today as a co-founder of both Ethereum and IOHK, where he leads the research, design and development of Cardano. But before these projects, there was Bitcoin. дальше »
2018-11-20 23:08 | |
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The world’s plastic problem is bigger than the ocean
As you read this, a strange object that looks like a 2,000-foot floating pool noodle is drifting slowly through the central north Pacific Ocean. This object is designed to solve an enormous environmental problem. дальше »
2018-11-19 16:44 | |
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European Central Bank Executive Dubs Crypto “Evil Spawn” of Financial Crisis
An executive board member of the European Central Bank (ECB), Benoit Coeure, dealt a verbal blow to bitcoin and the infant cryptocurrency industry when he termed the digital currency “a combination of a bubble, a Ponzi scheme, and an environmental disaster,” per a report by Bloomberg, published November 15, 2018. дальше »
2018-11-19 09:00 | |
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World Economic Forum Sees Blockchain As A Solution to Environmental Issues
The World Economic Forum (WEF) has launched an initiative called Shaping the Future of Environment and Natural Resource Security,… The post World Economic Forum Sees Blockchain As A Solution to Environmental Issues appeared first on Invest In Blockchain. дальше »
2018-11-18 14:21 | |
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How The XRP Tree Project Is Reducing the Environmental Impact of Ripple Technology
What do you do when you love a blockchain project and also want to preserve the environment? This question has crossed the minds of many crypto enthusiasts who are also aware of the increasing global warming effect brought about by increased carbon emissions from power generating plants (coal and diesel plants). дальше »
2018-11-7 18:13 | |
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Another Report Says Crypto Mining Uses More Power than Traditional Mining
A report published today has stated that mining $1 worth of Bitcoin requires more electricity than mining almost any material traditionally dug from the earth. The authors state that between three million and 15 million tons of carbon emissions have been caused by the sector over the last two years. дальше »
2018-11-6 00:00 | |
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Researchers Take a Beating on Social Media after Suggesting Bitcoin Could Destroy the Climate
Bitcoin mining could spell the doom for the environment by emitting enough CO2 to raise the average global temperature more than two degree Celsius in as little as 15 years, predicts a group of researchers. дальше »
2018-11-1 20:00 | |
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Op Ed: Bitcoin’s Energy Consumption Is Neither Frivolous Nor Excessive
As the CEO of Hut 8, one of North America’s largest cryptocurrency miners and the world’s largest publicly traded cryptocurrency miner, I’m often asked questions about energy consumption in the mining of cryptocurrency. дальше »
2018-11-1 23:35 | |
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Op Ed: In Defense of Bitcoin: A Response to Nouriel Roubini
Rhetorical style should never distract from the content of someone’s arguments. So when I heard that Nouriel Roubini testified to the U. S. Senate Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs on the cryptocurrency and blockchain ecosystem, I decided to peruse his testimony and reflect on it. дальше »
2018-10-24 19:38 | |
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Startups that blend profit with purpose can apply to win a share of $1 million in funding at Chivas Venture 2019
As will. i. am said at this year’s TNW Conference, “the superstars of the future are going to be founders of startups that solve tomorrow’s problems. ” Sustainability is more important than ever before, but it can be really hard to build a for-profit business that aims to do good in the world. дальше »
2018-10-22 15:51 | |
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Ripple & Trump Making New Ground
The new Chief Market Strategist at Ripple, Cory Johnson has been working at the company for just under a year now, however, in a recent interview with BreakerMag the crypto-San Francisco based company is in regular discussions with Trump’s administration. дальше »
2018-10-15 15:30 | |
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Unlocking the Full Potential of IoT Farming - [BTC Media Sponsor]
You don’t need to be an agriculture expert to see the writing on the wall. Current farming methods just aren’t working anymore for most farmers of the world. There are 2 billion smallholder farms managing fewer than five acres (PDF). дальше »
2018-10-9 20:10 | |
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