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- Another thing you may not know about Bitcoin: it's killing the planet | Ethan Lou Thu, 17 Jan 19, 10:00pmAs a Bitcoin maker who covered the oil industry as a journalist, I see parallels between the two that may haunt cryptocurrency
- Bitcoin as big oil: the next environmental fight | Ethan Lou Thu, 17 Jan 19, 10:00pmAs a Bitcoin maker who covered the oil industry as a journalist, I see parallels between the two that may haunt cryptocurrency
- Energy cost of 'mining' bitcoin more than twice that of copper or gold Tue, 6 Nov 18, 3:00amNew research reveals that cryptocurrencies require far more electricity per-dollar than it takes to mine most real metals
- Our phones and gadgets are now endangering the planet | John Harris Tue, 17 Jul 18, 3:00pmThe energy used in our digital consumption is set to have a bigger impact on global warming than the entire aviation industry
- Bitcoin is expected to consume enough energy to power Austria by the end of 2018 Sat, 19 May 18, 4:00amThough bitcoin's value may rise and fall dramatically, the energy required to produce bitcoins seems to be ever on the rise. Researchers estimate that the bitcoin network may consume as much as 7.7 gigawatts of energy, the...
- 'Much work needed' to make digital economy environmentally sustainable Tue, 20 Feb 18, 11:01amMPs cast doubt on whether energy efficiency gains can keep offsetting rising power demand
- How Iceland became the bitcoin miners’ paradise Wed, 14 Feb 18, 2:26amThe island nation is the first to use more electricity on mining cryptocurriencies than on its households – thanks in part to its magma-fuelled power plants
- Blockchain: so much bigger than bitcoin… Sun, 28 Jan 18, 6:00pmFrom voting to healthcare, music to energy production, blockchain may just change the way we run our livesA blockchain allows the authentication of transactions without them needing to be administered or guaranteed by a central...
- Bitcoin mining powers Canadian man's innovative aquaponic garden Thu, 11 Jan 18, 12:30amThis indoor garden is heated by something totally unexpected: bitcoin mining. When software company owner Bruce Hardy saw how much heat his computers were generating, he decided to put that extra energy to good use. Now,...
- Bitcoin mining powers Canadian man's innovative aquaponics system Thu, 11 Jan 18, 12:30amThis indoor garden is heated by something totally unexpected: bitcoin mining. When software company owner Bruce Hardy saw how much heat his computers were generating, he decided to put that extra energy to good use. Now,...
- Double your Hype: Climate meets Cryptocurrency to kill the world and save it Tue, 26 Dec 17, 7:21pmCypto currencies are killing the world and saving them at the same time It’s the battle of the cryptos. Bitcoin is set to destroy the global climate due to exponential electricity consumption. Mining for bitcoins consumes...
- Here's how much land area we'd need to power Bitcoin with solar Thu, 14 Dec 17, 10:45pmYou've probably been hearing about how much electricity Bitcoin is consuming: more than 33 terrawatt-hours (TWh) in 2017. The Land Art Generator Initiative (LAGI), which promotes the intersection between renewable energy...
- The Sun Exchange funds solar installations with micro-investments and bitcoin Tue, 5 Dec 17, 2:45amSolar power could transform small communities around the world, but remote villages can’t always scrape together the thousands of dollars required to install the cells...
- Bitcoin mining consumes more electricity a year than Ireland Mon, 27 Nov 17, 9:39pmNetwork’s estimated power use also exceeds that of 19 other European countries, consuming more than five times output of continent’s largest windfarm
- The trouble with big data is the huge energy bill | John Naughton Sun, 26 Nov 17, 6:00pmThe power consumed by the internet giants’ massive server farms and the mining of the cryptocurrency are growing into a giant environmental headache