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"The Obstacle is the Path"
– Buddhist proverb “The tools [in this book] only work if your intention is to do something positive for the world” This was the opening statement from my first book “How...
How Bitcoin Mining Keeps Energy Prices Low
The best qualified to comment on the relationship between electricity prices and the presence of Bitcoin mining is the grid operator themselves. So what did the grid operator of the grid with the heaviest...
Banking on Biometrics: Is Fraud Prevention the Real Goal?
From 1 September 2025, Vietnam’s Central Bank began freezing 86 Million accounts that lacked user biometric data, stating that the reason was “fraud prevention.” This significant step...
The NEW (Data-Backed) Story About Bitcoin Mining
What’s going on? Independent Whitepapers, peer reviewed papers, sustainability media companies, mainstream media and specialists in the field of grid operations, energy and renewable generation...
FACT and FICTION in Bitcoin MINING "Reporting"
Question: If an interviewer feeds the interviewee the line “there are these billion dollar companies that are profiting off the back of these poor working people”, we can reliably assume...
Bitcoin coverage as a litmus test for media reliability
Overview Bitcoin coverage is a strong gauge of media integrity because it exposes outlets that prioritize sensationalism over facts, lack technical understanding, or succumb to ideological/industry bias. It...
Rebuttal: Earthjustice report on Bitcoin Mining, Feb 2025
Original report: https://earthjustice.org/experts/mandy-deroche/how-much-do-we-subsidize-cryptocurrency-minings-electricity-use-no-one-knows This post argues that Earthjustice’s latest report on...
The Role of Bitcoin Mining in Climate ACTION
Overview As a climatetech investor, I consider our top four climate issues that technology can help us resolve to be: 1. Remove bottlenecks to getting more renewable energy onto the Grid Accelerating...
How Ideologically-Driven Environmental NGOs Have Hindered the Phase-Out of Gas Peaker Plants
Gas peaker plants, which fire up during periods of high electricity demand, are a critical yet environmentally damaging component of many energy grids. These plants emit significant amounts of CO2, nitrogen...
How Activist NGOs Have Unintentionally STALLED Progress TOWARDS Ending Gas Flaring
The World Bank set an ambitious goal: eliminate nearly all gas flaring by 2030. Flaring, the burning of excess natural gas during oil extraction, is a major environmental problem, releasing millions of...
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