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7/24/22   How Bitcoin Can Support the Green Energy Transition
How Bitcoin Can Support the Green Energy Transition
A new narrative for Bitcoin’s energy impact.
7/24/22   How Bitcoin Can Support the Green Energy Transition

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Crypto News Roundup for July 13, 2022
With bitcoin dipping overnight while some DeFi protocols lead the gains, plus a look at what decentralization can do for energy, CoinDesk’s “Markets Daily” is back with the la...
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Crypto News Roundup for June 9, 2022
With bitcoin’s price defending the $30K level, plus a look at how some environmentalists want to change the original cryptocurrency’s code, CoinDesk’s Markets Daily is back wi...
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New York Mining 'Ban' Is a Green Opportunity
The state’s possible moratorium on new carbon-based mining could be seen as an opportunity.
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Bitcoin mining can soak up renewable energy that is hard to transmit or consume locally, giving a leg up to energy producers. (Illustration: Yunha)
Inside the Environmentalist Campaign to Change Bitcoin’s Code
Campaigners explain why they’re convinced all it takes is support from a few powerful firms and people to change the fundamentals of Bitcoin.
Bitcoin mining can soak up renewable energy that is hard to transmit or consume locally, giving a leg up to energy producers. (Illustration: Yunha)

Bitcoin mining can soak up renewable energy that is hard to transmit or consume locally, giving a leg up to energy producers. (Yunha)
Soluna Receives $35M From Spring Lane to Build Green Data Centers
The money brings Soluna’s total funding for data centers co-located with renewable energy assets to $100 million.
Bitcoin mining can soak up renewable energy that is hard to transmit or consume locally, giving a leg up to energy producers. (Yunha)

Hydroelectric power station in Bratsk, Russia. (BitRiver)
Crypto-Mining Host BitRiver Rus Had Net Zero Carbon Footprint in H2 2021
The carbon emissions of crypto mining are central to regulatory debates globally.
Hydroelectric power station in Bratsk, Russia. (BitRiver)

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Crypto News Roundup for Nov. 16, 2021
With crypto markets dipping into the red and a closer look at bitcoin’s energy footprint, CoinDesk’s Markets Daily is back with the latest news roundup.
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Kazakh Mining Hosting Firm Enegix Looks for Energy Autonomy Through Hydropower
Kazakhstan has seen severe electricity shortages, and local miners are facing power rationing.
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Carbon Offsets Are a Distraction for Crypto
Companies like BitMEX shouldn’t follow the corporate trend in buying these financial assets and build renewables instead.
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