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Tokyo Electric Power Company’s Subsidiary Mines Bitcoin With Surplus Energy

DIGIT — Sun, 08 Sep 2024 19:10:32 +0000

According to a report from Asahi Shimbun, one of Japan’s oldest national newspapers, a subsidiary of Tokyo Electric Power Co. (TEPCO) has taken an innovative step into the world of bitcoin mining. Agile Energy X, the subsidiary in question, has cleverly placed its bitcoin mining units right next to solar farms in the Tochigi and […]

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Republicans Seek to Repeal Biden’s Inflation Reduction Act in Exchange for Raising US Debt Limit

DIGIT — Sun, 23 Apr 2023 18:00:32 +0000

There has been a lot of commentary concerning the U.S. raising its debt limit, as Treasury secretary Janet Yellen said last month that a U.S. default would be “devastating,” and European Central Bank president Christine Lagarde warned it would be a “major disaster” if the U.S. defaulted on its obligations. It now appears that Republican […]

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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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Sustainable energy usage for BTC mining grows nearly 60% in a year

DIGIT — Tue, 26 Apr 2022 02:37:39 +0000

The latest Bitcoin Mining Council report showed that the mining industry is rapidly adopting sustainable energy sources to secure the largest crypto blockchain.

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US Bitcoin mining firm turns to harmful coal waste for cleaner energy

DIGIT — Wed, 23 Mar 2022 06:53:26 +0000

In a bid to make crypto mining more environmentally friendly, Stronghold Digital Mining is turning harmful waste from coal mining into clean energy to power Bitcoin miners.

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Largest cryptocurrency exchange in Latin America to develop renewable energy tokens

DIGIT — Tue, 09 Nov 2021 18:00:00 +0000

Mercado Bitcoin and Comerc plan to launch two separate tokens incentivizing renewable energy use.

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To the roots of mining: Bitcoin going green faster than ever

DIGIT — Wed, 27 Oct 2021 16:07:00 +0000

Many crypto-mining firms are transitioning to renewable sources of energy to help facilitate their operations.

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New Brazilian Bitcoin ETF pledges carbon neutrality

DIGIT — Mon, 09 Aug 2021 04:36:29 +0000

Hashdex has promised to invest a portion of the assets managed by its new BITH11 ETF into carbon credits and green tech.

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Bitcoin Mining Report Claims Miner Energy Consumption Mix 56% Sustainable in Q2

DIGIT — Sun, 04 Jul 2021 20:30:20 +0000

During the last three months, there’s been a significant focus on the effects bitcoin mining has on the global environment. While many have claimed bitcoin mining is bad for the environment and many others have stressed that it affects the environment in a positive way, either way, most are relying on unreliable and old data […]

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Shark Tank’s Kevin O’Leary Expects Flood of Institutional Money Into Bitcoin When ESG Standards Are Met

DIGIT — Wed, 26 May 2021 00:30:55 +0000

Shark Tank star Kevin O’Leary, aka Mr. Wonderful, has predicted that a flood of institutional money will flow into bitcoin once miners have addressed the renewable energy and environmental, social, and governance (ESG) issues. He said the flood will begin when bitcoin meets the ESG standards which will allow institutional investors to get into the […]

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