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How did this Happen ??
Reflecting back from a “new land” Today, I’m living in Costa Rica, consulting to some of the world’s top Bitcoin companies, asked to speak at conferences around the world on Bitcoin...
Rebuttal: GreenpeaceUSA REPORT on Bitcoin and Big Finance
Rebuttal of GreenpeaceUSA report on “Bitcoin and Big Finance”, 06-14-2024. Introduction There are three chief angles of attack in this new report “The top 5 financiers of carbon...
Submission To ESMA on Bitcoin Mining
Brussels, 13 December 2023 Response to: https://www.esma.europa.eu/sites/default/files/2023-10/ESMA75-453128700-438_MiCA_Consultation_Paper_2nd_package.pdf Testimonial of Daniel Batten My name...
The untold story about who is really using Bitcoin and why
Summary Bitcoin could be the most useful asset in a generation. The reason that many in the West do not see it is because we live in a country that does not experience the three problems of hyperinflation,...
A tale of two articles 
A comparative look at mainstream news reporting on Bitcoin’s environmental impact 30 Nov and 1 Dec 2023 gave us the perfect opportunity to compare and contrast mainstream reporting on Bitcoin environmental...
Commentary On Cambridge's Analysis of Ethereum Environmental Impact
Original Paper   Overview Cambridge’s analysis should be applauded for its rigor. The analysis is also noteworthy for its absence of fundamental flaws such as “per transaction”...
How Bitcoin Can Help Nations Out Of Water Scarcity
The “bitcoin uses fossil fuels” argument has been increasingly breaking down in the face of new data from Bloomberg Intelligence showing the network is in fact the most sustainable-energy backed industry...
Rebuttal of BBCNews article, and the Underlying Study, on Bitcoin Water Usage
Why BBCNews’ latest article on Bitcoin and Water is a monument to journalistic laziness Original article Problems and errors of fact in the article: 1. The headline of the article contains...
How use of the term "Greenwash" Can Discourage critical thinking about Bitcoin
With increasing regularity, I have been hearing accusations that Bitcoin proponents are engaging in “greenwash”. Here’s why we need to be careful and considered in using this term. Firstly,...
The Bitcoin Facts that Every Investment Committee Must Know
Why ESG Investment committees need Bitcoin, but Bitcoin also needs ESG Investment committees There are currently 23 trillion dollars locked up in ESG funds looking for a home, which cannot deploy a higher...