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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 mining, and regarded as one of the key forces behind the narrative shift on Bitcoin and the environment. Til now, I’ve not shared the […]

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 pollution from Bitcoin mining companies were Trinity Capital, Stone Ridge Holdings, BlackRock, Vanguard, and MassMutual, accounting for over 1.7 million metric tons CO2 in 2022” and secondly the

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 is Daniel Batten and my background is one of a cleantech investor. From 1996-2007 I was involved, either as an early employee or as a founder, in technology that created disruptive technologies.[1] Since 2004, I have been investing in technology companies, more

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, being unbanked, or experiencing autocratic rule that the majority of the world experiences at least one of.

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 impact. On Nov 30, the Independent ran an pro-Bitcoin mining article Bitcoin Mining could supercharge transition to renewables One day later, the BBC and

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” metrics that have been common in the research of other commentators on Blockchain technologies. The dataset is also contemporary, which is a major improvement. We hope to see

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 on the planet with 53% energy coming from sustainable sources.  In response to this news, a new attack vector has emerged: “Bitcoin uses too

Why BBCNews’ latest article on Bitcoin and Water is a monument to journalistic laziness Original article Problems and errors of fact in the article: 2. The second problem is that having made a factual error in the headline of the article, the BBCNews continues to use the two terms “payment” and “transaction” as though they

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, I have empathy for the user of the term. We live in a world where corporates frequently use greenwash as a strategy to cast attention away