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- The Sun Exchange raises $3M for crypto-driven solar power in Africa Tue, 9 Jun 20, 7:58pmSouth Africa-based renewable energy startup Sun Exchange has raised $3 million to close its Series A funding round totaling $4 million. The company operates a peer-to-peer, crypto-enabled business that allows individuals...
- Solar Powered Bitcoin Mining: Fake power for fake mining of fake gold? Thu, 4 Jul 19, 11:00amGuest “you gotta be kidding me” by David Middleton Solar-Powered Bitcoin Mining Could Be a Very Profitable Business Model Tam Hunt outlines the compelling economics for using solar to supply Bitcoin mining operations...
- Bitcoin causing CO2 emissions comparable to Hamburg Fri, 14 Jun 19, 7:00pmHardware and IP addresses analyzed to assess the carbon footprint of the cryptocurrency Technical University of Munich (TUM) The use of Bitcoin causes around 22 megatons in CO2 emissions annually – comparable to the...
- Starting with data centers, Carbon Relay is slashing energy costs and emissions using AI Wed, 30 Jan 19, 1:33amTaiwanese technology giant Foxconn International is backing Carbon Relay, a Boston-based startup emerging from stealth today that’s harnessing the algorithms used by companies like Facebook and Google for artificial...
- 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...