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What is a Block Reward Halving?

Digiconomist July 14, 2014 Economics

In cryptocurrencies you might sometimes hear about an event called the “block reward halving.”

Cryptocurrency Highlights Of The Week

Digiconomist July 12, 2014 Other

Bitcoin Isle is starting to take shape, the domain Bitcoins.com is for sale and the hashrate of Litecoin and Dogecoin is skyrocketing.

Are new ASICs blessing in disguise for Dogecoin?

Digiconomist July 9, 2014 Economics

On the 14th of July, Dogecoin block rewards will half from 125,000 coins to 62,500 coins.

Understanding Economies of Scale

Digiconomist July 7, 2014 Economics

Economies of scale are an important concept in Proof of Work (PoW) mining.

Dogeconomist rebranding to Digiconomist

Digiconomist July 5, 2014 Announcements

As of today, Dogeconomist will be rebranding to Digiconomist.

Digiconomist

@DigiEconomist

#Bitcoin is no safe haven, and as the #BTC price plunges the coming block reward halving could become increasingly troublesome. The more market pressure on the mining industry; the bigger the hit to the network’s computational power at the time of the halving.

12:40 pm · February 28, 2020

Digiconomist

@DigiEconomist

@OhGodAGirl You cannot fix the fundamentally flawed incentives in proof-of-work in general by switching to a different version of the same thing. GPU mining already takes place in a similar (centralized) industrial scale as ASIC mining; it’s just basic economies of scale.

9:17 pm · February 27, 2020

Digiconomist

@DigiEconomist

The latest #Ethereum Energy Consumption Index is 7.842 TWh per Year/0.73 Mil US households (+0.23%) ethereumenergyconsumption.com 30.7 KWh per unique transaction (powers 1 US household for 1 days) #MakeEthereumSustainable

3:02 pm · February 27, 2020

Digiconomist

@DigiEconomist

#Bitcoin #EWaste Generation is at 10.759 kilotonnes per year (comparable to a country like Luxembourg) bitcoinelectronicwaste.com A footprint of 90.7 grams per unique transaction (equal to the weight of 1.4 'C'-size batteries or 2 golf balls) #MakeBitcoinSustainable

2:33 pm · February 26, 2020

Mike Dudas

@mdudas

sAfE hAvEn pic.twitter.com/dHxSG9hnbw

10:29 pm · February 25, 2020 ·

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Digiconomist

@DigiEconomist

It’s no surprise they end up using the type that is the most disliked by everybody. Coal power provides a constant supply, is readily available and possibly at very low rates since the rest of the world doesn’t want it anymore.

6:05 pm · February 25, 2020

Digiconomist

@DigiEconomist

Realistically these authorities are spending more effort on addressing their seasonal shortages - during periods when miners are too busy leeching some other location as shortages result in high rates. 😑

6:04 pm · February 25, 2020

Digiconomist

@DigiEconomist

They don’t have the commitment to be reliable long-term partners, nor the ability given their extreme dependence on BTC price volatility. But somehow this would convince local authorities to invest in more energy projects they don’t really need in the first place.

6:04 pm · February 25, 2020

Digiconomist

@DigiEconomist

@fiege_max Always been amazed at the mental gymnastics required to suggest that BTC mining somehow contributes to long-term renewable energy projects. These companies are parasites that stick around only for your seasonal excesses at best.

6:04 pm · February 25, 2020

Maximilian

@fiege_max

“In Kazakhstan, coal-fired power costs as little as $0.001 per kilowatt-hour because of the abundant coal source there” BTC mining gives new lifeblood to fading fossil fuel infrastructure. It doesn’t compel anyone to build out new renewable power generation. twitter.com/decryptmedia/s…

5:34 pm · February 25, 2020 ·

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