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El Salvador mines 474 Bitcoin using geothermal volcanic energy

[May 15 2:16 AM] El Salvador currently holds 5,750 BTC worth $354 million, accumulated over three years.

Study Shows Bitcoin Mining Could Accelerate Transition to Renewable Energy

[Aug 13, 2023 11:30 PM] A new study suggests bitcoin mining could actually help drive the transition to renewable energy sources. Researchers Juan Ignacio Ibañez and Alexander Freier make the case that Bitcoin miners’ demand for cheap electricity provides…

White House Pushes DAME Tax Proposal to Address Alleged Environmental Costs of Crypto Mining

[May 3, 2023 2:30 PM] On May 2, 2023, the Biden administration unveiled a blog post outlining the Digital Asset Mining Energy (DAME) tax, featured in the president’s comprehensive 182-page budget proposal for the fiscal year 2024. The DAME tax targets…

Stop the Presses: Criticism Against the New York Times Mounts as Newspaper Is Accused of Killing 59 Million Trees Annually

[Apr 19, 2023 3:30 PM] After the New York Times (NYT) published an editorial about bitcoin mining, claiming the industry is harmful to the environment, an organization called Stop the Presses took issue with the Times’ paper usage. Stop the Presses launched a…

Environmental Impact of AI Models Takes Center Stage Amid Criticism Against Bitcoin Mining

[Apr 18, 2023 4:00 AM] While bitcoin’s effect on the environment has been discussed at length over the last two years, the latest trend of artificial intelligence (AI) software is now being criticized for its carbon footprint. According to several headlines and…

Bitcoin Proponents Accuse the New York Times of Publishing One-Sided ‘Hit Piece’ on Bitcoin Mining

[Apr 10, 2023 11:30 AM] After the New York Times was accused of writing favorable pieces about disgraced FTX co-founder Sam Bankman-Fried and inviting him to speak at the news outlet’s Dealbook Summit, it is once again being criticized for publishing a “hit…

Elizabeth Warren Explains Her ‘Anti-Crypto Army’ Stance; Waves of Democrats Oppose Her Bitcoin Criticism

[Apr 3, 2023 8:30 AM] Elizabeth Warren, the Democratic senator from Massachusetts, has recently launched a political campaign against cryptocurrencies as she seeks a third term in office in 2024. In a recent interview on “Meet the Press Reports” with…

Greenpeace war on Bitcoin unintentionally spawns 'badass' new mascot

[Mar 24, 2023 12:49 AM] Greenpeace’s “Skull of Satoshi” artwork highlights their gripes with Bitcoin’s consensus mechanism, but Bitcoin supporters adopted it as a new mascot.

ESG Analyst Daniel Batten Reveals Dynamic Charts Showing Bitcoin’s 52.6% Sustainable Energy Use

[Mar 9, 2023 9:30 AM] Environmental, social, and governance (ESG) analyst Daniel Batten said Tuesday that the computational backbone of the Bitcoin network now uses 52.6% sustainable energy. Batten and onchain analyst Willy Woo created Dynamic Bitcoin ESG Charts to…