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Recent Analysis Compares Waste From One Bitcoin Transaction To Throwing Out Two iPhones
There have been many studies that have highlighted the carbon footprint and electricity usage problems of Bitcoin transactions. Founder of Digiconomist Alex de Vries and researcher at MIT’s Center for Energy and Environmental Policy Research, Christian Stoll, released a new study that shines a light on the electronic waste that Bitcoin generates. дальше »
2021-9-20 23:00 | |
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Fracking Companies Pivot to Mining Bitcoin as Pandemic Woes Continue to Bite
Bitcoin is often slammed over its high electricity consumption. Critics argue this is wasteful and unsustainable in the long term. However, in an unusual twist to the environmental debate, it turns out that fracking companies are utilizing waste gas to power Bitcoin mining rigs. дальше »
2021-4-1 19:00 | |
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Pundit On Why the Impact of Bitcoin Mining is a Net Positive for the Environment
Bitcoin critics have not relented in reiterating their consensus belief that Bitcoin allows for an excessive waste of energy due to the high demand of electrical power needed for mining activities. While it is indeed true that Bitcoin mining consumes a truckload of energy, an interesting case for Bitcoin mining as an essentially valuable practice […] дальше »
2021-2-14 22:38 | |
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Major Energy Firm to Reduce Carbon Waste via Bitcoin Mining
One of the planet’s largest energy companies aims to reduce its carbon emissions by partnering with Crusoe Energy Solutions. Equinor will sell electricity generated from waste natural gas to Crusoe who will use it to mine Bitcoin. дальше »
2020-8-29 21:42 | |
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Energy Consumption For Bitcoin (BTC) And Ethereum (ETH) Mining Is A Huge Waste: Ripple CEO Brad Garlinghouse
Here we go again. Another article has come out taking a shot at bitcoin’s energy consumption. The article specifically suggests that a single bitcoin transaction consumes more electricity than a household in Britain for a period of over two months. дальше »
2020-3-4 10:24 | |
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Coinmine One: Waste of Money or Bitcoin Mining Innovation?
We took apart a Coinmine One and talked to CEO Farbood Nivi to get an insider look at the mining gadget taking the cryptocurrency world by storm. “The whole point of crypto is that there is no guaranteed money anywhere. дальше »
2019-12-23 10:09 | |
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Sunday Digest: Bitcoin, Banks And Bananas
An art lover who paid $120,000 for an installation of an over-ripe banana duct-taped to a wall, had his investment eaten by a performance artist. One hopes that if he has that much money to ‘waste’ on what is now just a banana skin with some tape stuck to it, he’s already filled his bags with bitcoin. дальше »
2019-12-8 15:57 | |
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McCormack Vs Wright – You Can’t Harm An Already Bad Reputation
Yesterday saw the release of ‘What Bitcoin Did’ podcaster, Peter McCormack’s legal defence against Craig Wright. Wright sued McCormack for libel over tweets suggesting that he wasn’t really Bitcoin’s creator, Satoshi Nakamoto. дальше »
2019-8-10 13:00 | |
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Bitcoin may be checking off its political, economic manifesto by acting as a hedge against the world
When the dust settles, what will remain? Bitcoin, it can be argued, was created as a reactionary tool against the financial markets that laid waste to global economies and wrecked the world order during the recession of 2008. дальше »
2019-8-7 17:00 | |
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How Big Hydro Power Partners With Bitcoin Miners to Prevent Energy Waste
We are often told that the verification of bitcoin transactions eats a lot of energy. The largely inaccurate comparison to a small country, the size of Ireland or Denmark, is evoked thanks to numerous clickbait headlines. дальше »
2019-7-23 16:00 | |
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Bitcoin Mining to Help Reduce Wastage and Costs Associated with Oil Companies
In a recent post shared by Bitcoin. com, arguments have been made in relation to how crypto mining activities can help oil companies reduce both their costs and excess oil, where the latter typically goes to waste. дальше »
2019-7-20 23:40 | |
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AntPool Mines Invalid Block, Loses 12.5 BTC Reward
At a block height of 584,802, AntPool mined an invalid block and was forced to forfeit their 12. 5 BTC block reward. The rejection came as a result of an erroneous coinbase transaction and was spotted by Bitrefill dev Justin Camarena, as reported by The Next Web, July 11, 2019. дальше »
2019-7-12 17:00 | |
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Blockchain Firms Tackling Plastic Pollution with Cryptocurrency
Bounties Network, an Ethereum-powered platform that claims to make it possible for people to collaboratively execute tasks and get paid in ether (ETH), has launched a plastic waste eradication program in the Philippines’ Manila Bay beach, according to a BBC report on June 13, 2019. дальше »
2019-6-14 17:00 | |
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How Qu’s Industrial History Is Making Way for Bitcoin Mining
The technical infrastructure of the Canadian province has been in place since the turn of the century. And much like several states from its border partner just South, many of these relics of the industry are going to waste. дальше »
2019-5-24 21:00 | |
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Why Explaining Bitcoin And Blockchain To Users Is A Waste Of Time
Bitcoin was the dream of cypherpunks everywhere. A completely anonymous platform that allowed the transfer of value between participants without the need for any intermediaries. There are more people who fall in this category than ever before, even though they are not all attracted to Bitcoin. Look at the way banks are increasingly seen as […] дальше »
2019-5-18 23:43 | |
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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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Why Moving to Texas Could Give Bitcoin Miners Maximum Profit
Flaring, a common practice of burning off natural gas that can’t be efficiently captured and stored has reportedly reached record levels in the state of Texas. Let’s look at why Bitcoin mining would be the perfect solution to capture this energy ‘waste’ and transform it into sound money. дальше »
2019-4-24 22:00 | |
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John McAfee Triggers Countdown to Unmask Bitcoin Creator Satoshi Nakamoto
By CCN: Taking a breather from making $1 million Bitcoin forecasts, it appears that John McAfee has a new narrative to pursue. Namely, the polarizing tech entrepreneur is aiming for the greatest mystery in all of Cryptocurrency, “Who is Satoshi Nakamoto?” I protected the identity of Satoshi. дальше »
2019-4-18 17:31 | |
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Electrum Servers Remain Under Sustained DoS Attack
Electrum servers are still under a sustained Denial-of-Service (DoS) attack. The wallet developers announced the issue on April 7, 2018. In correspondence with Bitcoin Magazine, Electrum developer Thomas Voegtlin speculated that the attack may be a form of retaliation from a phishing attacker who has been targeting Electrum in recent weeks. дальше »
2019-4-11 21:47 | |
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China’s Crypto Rules Could Tighten As the Government Mulls Cryptocurrency Mining Ban
The top economic body in China has recommended some new rules that would see the government close down all cryptocurrency mining facilities in the country. Cryptocurrency mining was one of the industries proposed for immediate elimination, labeling crypto mining as backward processes that are a severe waste of resources. дальше »
2019-4-10 09:04 | |
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India’s IT Hub Bangalore to Launch Blockchain Pilot for Waste Management
The Municipal Corporation of Bangalore, Bruhat Bengaluru Mahanagara Paike (BBMP), the agency in charge of social amenities and public infrastructure in the Greater Bangalore metropolitan area of India, has announced plans to launch a distributed ledger technology (DLT) pilot that will address some of the waste management challenges in the region. дальше »
2019-4-9 01:00 | |
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Bitcoin Mining Gives Electricity And Energy Value Says Senior Market Analyst At eToro
Bitcoin Mining Happens With Electricity Not In Use, Says Senior Market Analyst At eToro Bitcoin mining happens with super cheap electricity, in many cases utilizing energy that would have otherwise gone waste. дальше »
2019-4-3 01:36 | |
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Bitcoin [BTC] is mined with electricity that has no use, says eToro’s Senior Market Analyst
eToro’s senior market analyst and cryptocurrency bull Mati Greenspan suggested that Bitcoin mining was not as energy intensive as its opponents branded it to be. He added that BTC mining was done using electricity that would’ve otherwise gone to waste. дальше »
2019-4-1 14:30 | |
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Bitcoin Converts ‘Waste Product’ From Oil Industry into Financial Freedom, Says Miner
Bitcoin mining is an industry that seeks out cheap energy sources that would often go to waste. And in some parts of North America, natural gas is becoming pretty much exactly that. The Oil Industry Produces More Gas Than It Can Handle Natural gas prices in North America have tanked. дальше »
2019-3-31 12:00 | |
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On the Brink of…College? ‘Bitcoin Baby’ Receives BTC From Ad in The Times
A rather interesting listing has popped up in The Times of parents seeking to raise money for their newborn baby via Bitcoin donations. ‘Bitcoin Baby’ Asks for College Donations Little Izabella Anna Bowles was born on January 6th, 2019. дальше »
2019-1-15 07:00 | |
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Syncing Data Between Bitcoin Nodes Is About to Get Easier
Minisketch is a new solution that’s trying to solve an old problem. Spearheaded by Blockstream co-founder Pieter Wuille, Bitcoin Core contributor and fellow Blockstream co-founder Gregory Maxwell, and Blockstream software engineer Gleb Naumenko, the open-source initiative is designed to achieve set reconciliation between the mempools of each full node. дальше »
2018-12-18 18:48 | |
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Report: Bitcoin Mining Doesn’t Fuel Climate Change, It Benefits the Global Economy
The majority of bitcoin miners — about 78 percent — use renewable energy to power their mining operations, while preventing surplus electricity from going to waste in countries such as China, a new study by Coinshares has revealed. дальше »
2018-12-2 02:00 | |
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Bitcoin Mining Wasteful? Christmas Lights Use More Energy Than Some Countries
Think mining bitcoin is a waste of energy? Then you better ignore the energy consumption of US Christmas lights every year, which uses more electricity than some countries. Energy Consumption of US Christmas Lights ‘Tis the season to be jolly. дальше »
2018-11-24 00:00 | |
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Canada’s Heatmine Takes Advantage of Bitcoin Mining Heat, Brings Benefits into Homes to Avoid Waste
Any miner is aware of the heightened amount of energy needed for each computer and device to record items on the blockchain. However, this energy has only been used so far in the mining process, though there is a mining company that believes it can be expanded on. The company, Heatmine, is based out of […] дальше »
2018-11-20 03:56 | |
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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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Can Nuclear Power Plants Benefit from the Bitcoin Mining Industry
There has been a great deal of criticism lately concerning bitcoin’s tendency to use more energy than a whole country. The claim is hotly disputed and some even say that it is better to use the excess energy than to waste it, which is something that bitcoin can do. But – wait a moment, while […] дальше »
2018-10-19 11:58 | |
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Is 2018 A Waste if Bitcoin (BTC) Prices Don’t Recover?
Bitcoin (BTC), Cryptocurrency–Despite the excitement being generated in the space of cryptocurrency, to the tune of a $200 billion market capitalization or about five times that of popular electric car maker Tesla, 2018 has been a decidedly bad year in terms of increasing valuation. дальше »
2018-10-14 22:29 | |
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Cryptos Gain Adoption Amid Venezuela’s Economic Turmoil
Life in Venezuela is anything but. Last year, the South American nation of 32 million led the world with 652% inflation and this year the economic turmoil is even worse. As of September 2018, the annual inflation was estimated at 200,000% and International Monetary Fund (IMF) said it could spike to a mindboggling 1,000,000% by December. дальше »
2018-10-10 22:30 | |
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It’s Easy to Get Started With BESTMIXER.IO, the Best Bitcoin Tumbler Around
If you need to mix your bitcoins, you don’t want to waste time trying to figure out how to get started, or completing a lengthy registration process. There is an easy way to mix your bitcoins in a few clicks. дальше »
2018-10-1 23:47 | |
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AT&T Dives Into Blockchain Solutions With Microsoft Azure, IBM Blockchain
Internet and phone giant AT&T has designed a set of blockchain solutions compatible with both IBM and Microsoft technology to help customers reduce risks and costs and solve other complex business problems. дальше »
2018-9-28 00:04 | |
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Battle of the Privacycoins: Zcash Is Groundbreaking (If You Trust It)
Based on blockchain technology, most cryptocurrencies have an open and public ledger of transactions. While this is required for these system to work, it comes with a significant downside: privacy is often quite limited. дальше »
2018-9-25 19:47 | |
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Proof-of-Stake is a Rebranded Version of the Old Financial System
Over the last few years, there’s been a lot of projects, both public and private, that are attempting to create a next-generation blockchain or something better than Satoshi’s Bitcoin. A great majority of these projects have condemned proof-of-work (PoW) cryptocurrencies because they think they waste resources, and many of these new blockchains have chosen to […] The post Proof-of-Stake is a Rebranded Version of the Old Financial System appeared first on Bitcoin News. дальше »
2018-9-8 19:30 | |
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Achieving Truly Useful Proof of Work: Toby Simpson of Fetch.ai
What’s the best that can happen? That’s the focus of Fetch. ai in the realm of artificial intelligence (AI). Episode 025 of the What Bitcoin Did podcast featured a wide-ranging conversation between host Peter McCormack and Fetch co-founder/CTO Toby Simpson about both best-case and worst-case outcomes for AI. дальше »
2018-7-20 19:38 | |
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Should Bitcoin Switch to the Proposed PoWx Solution?
Bitcoin’s proof-of-work mining algorithm has sparked a few debates over the past few months. It is considered to be a huge waste of electricity and a borderline environmental disaster. A new proposal has been put forward under the PoWx banner. дальше »
2018-7-7 20:00 | |
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