Category: Sustainability
Iran may be on the verge of legitimizing cryptocurrency mining in the country as an official industry, as the Economic Commission of Iran has finalized the power tariffs for cryptocurrency mining – which is now awaiting cabinet approval. The move has the potential to be a game changer …
In a new study titled “The Carbon Footprint of Bitcoin” published in Joule today (June 12, 2019) Christian Stoll, Lena Klaassen and Ulrich Gallersdörfer find that: “the level of emissions produced by Bitcoin sits between the levels produced by the nations of Jordan and Sri Lanka, which is …
When you have been labeled an enemy of Bitcoin, you don’t expect to find yourself giving a speech at a Bitcoin conference. Yet, on June 3, 2019, I found myself in the middle of the lion’s den at the Value of Bitcoin conference in Munich. And interestingly, that didn’t …
Bitcoin has a dirty secret, and the community rapidly running out of excuses for it.
Today we can add a new chapter to the story regarding Bitcoin’s environmental impact.
