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On May 2018 Alex de Vries wrote a 5 page commentary called Bitcoin’s Growing Energy Problem The word commentary is important. According to Nature commentaries are shorter, have...

Saul Griffith argues that achieving a renewable energy transition will require more energy in the short term. He emphasizes the need for a substantial increase in energy production...

There has been a lot of attention lately to the subject of Bitcoin mining and noise, with Granbury Texas grabbing the headlines of late. I decided to ask “Is the media reporting on...

Ransomware is often cited as a reason that “Bitcoin is used by cybercriminals”. It is true that Bitcoin is the preferred method of payment for ransomware criminals. However,...

A primer for journalists and independent researchers It is not uncommon for nascent technologies to be accompanied by claims that are not based in fact. Bitcoin mining is no exception...

The media’s view of Bitcoin mining has changed markedly in just three years, as evidenced by the cover image, which uses empirical data to analyze every mainstream media article...