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‘Patient zero’ of Bitcoin gaslighting was Digiconomist in 2018: ESG analyst

DIGIT — Fri, 13 Dec 2024 02:51:11 +0000

Bitcoin environmentalist Daniel Batton criticized the methods used by Digiconomist founder Alex de Vries to assess Bitcoin’s environmental impact.

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ESG Analyst Daniel Batten Reveals Dynamic Charts Showing Bitcoin’s 52.6% Sustainable Energy Use

DIGIT — Thu, 09 Mar 2023 15:30:41 +0000

Environmental, social, and governance (ESG) analyst Daniel Batten said Tuesday that the computational backbone of the Bitcoin network now uses 52.6% sustainable energy. Batten and onchain analyst Willy Woo created Dynamic Bitcoin ESG Charts to showcase the protocol’s progress. Contrary to Cambridge University Data, Analyst Says Bitcoin Mining Uses 52.6% Sustainable Energy These days, there […]

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Wikimedia Foundation Debates Acceptance of Cryptocurrency Donations Over Environmental Concerns

DIGIT — Thu, 13 Jan 2022 16:30:43 +0000

Following Mozilla’s decision to pause crypto donations due to environmental concerns, a number of Wikimedia Foundation community members have submitted a proposal that asks the foundation to stop accepting digital currency donations. The proposal explains that crypto donations “signals [an] endorsement of the cryptocurrency space,” and also says that “Cryptocurrencies may not align with the […]

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Mining Consumes Half as Much Power as BECI Estimates – Coinshares

DIGIT — Sun, 17 Jun 2018 04:18:58 +0000

Embellished estimates as to the total electricity consumed through bitcoin mining have again made the rounds in the media recently, with many stories claiming that energy consumed by mining annually is comparable to that which is consumed by the entire nation of Ireland. Said stories appear to have been triggered by research published by Alex […]

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