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- US judge halts government effort to monitor crypto mining energy use Tue, 27 Feb 24, 10:30pmFederal judge in Texas says new requirement would cause ‘irreparable injury’ to industry amid surging electricity usage
- Energy use from US cryptomining firms is contributing to rising utility bills Sat, 16 Jul 22, 8:00pmAn investigation revealed that companies use enough energy to power Houston, and contribute to growing carbon emissions
- Electricity used to mine bitcoin plummets as crypto crisis widens Fri, 24 Jun 22, 9:49pmConsumption down by third since 11 June, with even sharper falls among other cryptocurrency networks
- Can bitcoin be sustainable? Inside the Norwegian mine that also dries wood Wed, 9 Feb 22, 10:16pmKryptovault’s operation is part of a fightback against criticism of the famously energy-intensive industry
- Panic as Kosovo pulls the plug on its energy-guzzling bitcoin miners Sun, 16 Jan 22, 7:30pmSpeculators rush to sell off their kit as Balkan state announces a crypto clampdown to ease electricity crisis
- Value of cryptocurrency bitcoin climbs 5% to record high of $63,000 Wed, 14 Apr 21, 1:08amSeveral digital currencies surge a day before launch of Coinbase trading platform on Wall Street
- What is cryptoart, how much does it cost and can you hang it on your wall? Fri, 5 Mar 21, 6:36amWhen is a meme worth $600,000? When technology has created a ‘unique’ version that can’t be owned by anyone else
- Electricity needed to mine bitcoin is more than used by 'entire countries' Sat, 27 Feb 21, 7:00pmBitcoin mining – the process in which a bitcoin is awarded to a computer that solves a complex series of algorithm – is a deeply energy intensive process
- Starting with data centers, Carbon Relay is slashing energy costs and emissions using AI Wed, 30 Jan 19, 1:33amTaiwanese technology giant Foxconn International is backing Carbon Relay, a Boston-based startup emerging from stealth today that’s harnessing the algorithms used by companies like Facebook and Google for artificial...
- Another thing you may not know about Bitcoin: it's killing the planet | Ethan Lou Thu, 17 Jan 19, 10:00pmAs a Bitcoin maker who covered the oil industry as a journalist, I see parallels between the two that may haunt cryptocurrency
- Bitcoin as big oil: the next environmental fight | Ethan Lou Thu, 17 Jan 19, 10:00pmAs a Bitcoin maker who covered the oil industry as a journalist, I see parallels between the two that may haunt cryptocurrency
- Energy cost of 'mining' bitcoin more than twice that of copper or gold Tue, 6 Nov 18, 3:00amNew research reveals that cryptocurrencies require far more electricity per-dollar than it takes to mine most real metals
- Our phones and gadgets are now endangering the planet | John Harris Tue, 17 Jul 18, 3:00pmThe energy used in our digital consumption is set to have a bigger impact on global warming than the entire aviation industry
- With more efficient homes, the UK would never fear running short of gas Sun, 4 Mar 18, 5:59pmLast week’s brief but unnerving shortfall was a reminder, if any were needed, of the central importance of energy efficiencyCarry on cooking as normal, the energy minister said...
- 'Much work needed' to make digital economy environmentally sustainable Tue, 20 Feb 18, 11:01amMPs cast doubt on whether energy efficiency gains can keep offsetting rising power demand