To determine the carbon footprint of the Bitcoin network and therefore its real impact on the environment, it is necessary to take a closer look at the actual balance (i.e. all sources of energy used to generate electricity).☝️

>"Here’s what experts on emerging tech think about the role of blockchain in achieving more sustainability and lessening the climate crisis"

"“It’s a gold rush!”" As of last March, Bitcoin mining was reportedly sucking up enough of the plant’s energy to power _...Read More_

I'm struggling to understand this. Is it Shorten is bad because coal power plants exist? Or that he's bad because the existance of coal power plants mean that he's deluded for looking at emissions targets? This comes across like when a US _...Read More_

>The debate around the environmental impact of the Bitcoin mining ecosystem is heating up once again as academics have provided a _...Read More_

>"Blockchain projects focused on optimizing the energy sector are gaining traction as greater emphasis is placed on conservation and efficiency."

"At Equinor’s giant new North Sea oil platform, thousands of sensors feed into Data Gumbo’s novel blockchain platform—encoding an immutable record of operations, the better to automate contracts, pay vendors and (in the not-too-distant _...Read More_

Please note that there is a dedicated Crypto community elsewhere and THIS IS NOT IT (look on the left side of the page/app). This post is probably better placed there (if anywhere). Posts that are off-topic are very likely to get _...Read More_