Energy

China

Beijing to Track Crypto Mining Impact on Energy Consumption: Report

Sandali HandagamaApr 29, 2021

A Beijing municipal bureau sent an emergency notice to local data centers, asking about crypto mining operations.

Energy

Everything We Want Costs Energy, Including Bitcoin

Benjamin PowersApr 22, 2021

What’s essential is situating bitcoin mining and energy in a larger context.

Energy

PG&E, California’s Largest Public Utility, Joins Blockchain Education Group

Tanzeel AkhtarMay 4, 2021

PG&E, OKCoin, ShapeShift, CoinGecko, Band Protocol. One of these MouseBelt enlistees is not like the others.

Energy

CoinDesk Research: Does Bitcoin Have an Energy Problem?

Noelle AchesonApr 22, 2021

Bitcoin does consume a lot of energy, but it also incentivizes renewable energy through improving economics and distribution.

Chris Larsen

Ripple’s Chris Larsen Says Bitcoin Should Move Away From Proof-of-Work

Sebastian SinclairApr 22, 2021

Larsen said PoW is a massive drain on power consumption and a "growing source" of CO2 emissions.

Energy

Beer

Aussie Beer Can Now Be Exchanged for Excess Solar in New Program Involving Blockchain

Sebastian Sinclair

The program has been developed in partnership with Victoria Bitter, retailer Diamond Energy and blockchain startup Power Ledger.

NFTs

Nifty Gateway Pledges to Go ‘Carbon Negative’ Amid Criticism of NFTs

Danny Nelson

The Gemini-owned marketplace for non-fungible tokens says it’s buying carbon offsets despite a “double standard” for the IRL art world.

Bitcoin Mining

Argo Blockchain, DMG to Launch Clean Energy Bitcoin Mining Pool

Tanzeel Akhtar

Argo said "Terra Pool" will allow for the creation of "green bitcoin."

Opinion

The Node: ‘Green’ Bitcoin Is the Price of Mass Adoption

Ben Schiller

Bitcoiners may want to dismiss the energy/environment debate, but it's not going away as more corporates look to make an allocation.

Opinion

What Bloomberg Gets Wrong About Bitcoin’s Climate Footprint

Nic Carter

The comparison between Bitcoin and Visa's energy use, reached several highly misleading conclusions, our columnist says.

Data Sharing

Spring Labs Develops Data-Sharing Network for US Home Energy Projects

Nate DiCamillo

Firms handling loans for home energy projects in California, Florida and Missouri are using a blockchain system from Spring Labs that could save up to $10 million in fraud.

Energy

Apple Co-Founder Wozniak’s New Venture Lists Token to Help Fund Energy Efficiency Projects

David Pan

Apple co-founder Steve Wozniak has launched Efforce, a company that facilitates investments in energy efficiency projects via cryptocurrency and blockchain technology.