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Bitcoin Sustainability Report April 2018

Digiconomist May 1, 2018 Sustainability

Digiconomist is committed to promoting (the development of) sustainable blockchain technology.

Bitcoin Sustainability Report March 2018

Digiconomist April 1, 2018 Sustainability

Digiconomist is committed to promoting (the development of) sustainable blockchain technology.

Ask me Anything this Weekend

Digiconomist March 2, 2018 Announcements

On Saturday March 3, 2018, Digiconomist will be hosting an Ask my Anything on AMAfeed.com.

Bitcoin Sustainability Report February 2018

Digiconomist March 1, 2018 Sustainability

Digiconomist is committed to promoting (the development of) sustainable blockchain technology.

Bitcoin’s electricity consumption surpasses Singapore and Portugal

Digiconomist February 19, 2018 Sustainability

According the Bitcoin Energy Consumption Index the whole Bitcoin network now consumes more than 50 terawatt-hours (TWh) of electricity per year.

Bitcoin mining in Texas can quite literally result in the loss of human lives if they further squeeze the capacity of the already unstable local grid. twitter.com/peterjhowson/s…

10:22 pm · November 25, 2021 ·

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The latest Ethereum Energy Consumption Index is 91.703 TWh per Year/8.49 Mil US households ethereumenergyconsumption.com 194.2 KWh per unique transaction (powers 1 US household for 6.6 days) #MakeEthereumSustainable

3:02 pm · November 25, 2021

Bitcoin mining in Texas can quite literally result in the loss of human lives if they further squeeze the capacity of the already unstable local grid. twitter.com/peterjhowson/s…

12:26 pm · November 25, 2021

Two 6 hour flights and still a lower carbon footprint than a single Bitcoin transaction (923kg CO2). twitter.com/erikvoorhees/s…

10:24 pm · November 24, 2021 ·

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Crypto mining company Xive shut down a 2,500 rig mine in South Kazakhstan due to lack of sufficient electricity supply from the national grid. By @egreechee trib.al/xCFz5YI

6:40 pm · November 24, 2021 ·

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Bitcoin #EWaste Generation is at 28.043 kilotonnes p/y (comparable to the small IT equipment waste of The Netherlands) bitcoinelectronicwaste.com A footprint of 276.5 grams per unique transaction (equal to the weight of 1.7 iPhones 12 or 0.6 iPads) #MakeBitcoinSustainabl

2:31 pm · November 24, 2021

Two 6 hour flights and still a lower carbon footprint than a single Bitcoin transaction (923kg CO2). twitter.com/erikvoorhees/s…

7:54 am · November 24, 2021

Bitcoin miners are doing nothing more than exploiting vulnerable communities like these authors.elsevier.com/c/1e5aF7… It’s a prime example of crypto-colonialism vice.com/en/article/88g… twitter.com/bitcoinmagazin…

9:34 pm · November 23, 2021 ·

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In Proof-of-Work miners can take advantage of economies of scale, which is a barrier to entry and a natural driver of monopolistic power. It has nothing to do with equality, as it promotes the opposite. twitter.com/DigiEconomist/…

7:48 pm · November 23, 2021 ·

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Bitcoin miners are doing nothing more than exploiting vulnerable communities like these authors.elsevier.com/c/1e5aF7… It’s a prime example of crypto-colonialism vice.com/en/article/88g… twitter.com/bitcoinmagazin…

6:46 pm · November 23, 2021