Bitcoin Mining Council

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US Congressional Group ‘Disturbed’ by Crypto Mining Energy Usage
The six Democratic lawmakers found that seven large crypto miners consume enough energy to power all the households in Houston, Texas.
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Crypto Politics Heats Up in Advance of the Midterm Elections
Politicians are starting to formalize their positions.
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Michael Saylor, Jack Dorsey Among Bitcoin Heavyweights Defending Mining in Letter to EPA
Bitcoin mining sites are no different than data centers operated by mega-cap tech firms such as Amazon, Apple, Google, Meta and Microsoft, the authors wrote.
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The Debate on Whether or Not China’s Crypto Mining Ban Is Worsening Bitcoin’s Environmental Impact
The Debate on Whether or Not China’s Crypto Mining Ban Is Worsening Bitcoin’s Environmental Impact
A new study published in Joule claims that bitcoin’s environmental impact has worsened since China’s 2021 ban on cryptocurrency mining because miners moved their operations to...
The Debate on Whether or Not China’s Crypto Mining Ban Is Worsening Bitcoin’s Environmental Impact

Key Takeaways From This Past Week's Crypto Market Volatility
Key Takeaways From This Past Week’s Crypto Market Volatility
“All About Bitcoin’s” Week in Review panel discusses what to make of this past week’s price swings for bitcoin and other cryptocurrencies amid significant market sell-offs. Pl...
Key Takeaways From This Past Week's Crypto Market Volatility

Bitcoin Mining Council Says Sustainable Power Mix on the Rise
Bitcoin Mining Council Says Sustainable Power Mix on the Rise
According to a new survey by the Bitcoin Mining Council, bitcoin mining has increased to 56% sustainable energy consumption in the second quarter of this year. Councilmember J...
Bitcoin Mining Council Says Sustainable Power Mix on the Rise

MicroStrategy CEO Michael Saylor
Bitcoin Mining Council Says Sustainable Power Mix on the Rise
The council's survey focused on the crypto mining industry's electricity consumption and sustainable power mix.
MicroStrategy CEO Michael Saylor

Saylor: We Must Counter ‘Misinformation’ About Bitcoin’s Environmental Damage
Saylor: We Must Counter ‘Misinformation’ About Bitcoin’s Environmental Damage
At Wednesday’s Bitcoin Mining Council meeting, Microstrategy CEO Michael Saylor said a key problem in the crypto space isn’t bitcoiners, but the negative headlines about minin...
Saylor: We Must Counter ‘Misinformation’ About Bitcoin’s Environmental Damage

Zbynek Burival
How the Bitcoin Industry Is Responding to Wall Street's ESG Concerns
“They are doing it out of the sense of survival,” said John Reed Stark, former chief of the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission’s Office of Internet Enforcement.
Zbynek Burival