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Addressing #Bitcoin #energy & #climate #FUD.

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Bitcoin Does Not Waste Energy by @parkeralewis.

https://unchained-capital.com/blog/bitcoin-does-not-waste-energy/ by @parkeralewis
Bitcoin Does Not Waste Energy

Put a price on economic stability and the economic freedom a stable monetary system provides; that is the true justification for the amount of energy bitcoin should and will consume.

https://unchained-capital.com/blog/bitcoin-does-not-waste-energy/
The Last Word one Bitcoin’s energy consumption by @nic__carter. https://www.coindesk.com/the-last-word-on-bitcoins-energy-consumption
Nic Carter: The Last Word on Bitcoin's Energy Consumption

What people fail to consider when they criticize Bitcoin's electricity footprint.

https://www.coindesk.com/the-last-word-on-bitcoins-energy-consumption
Proof of Work is efficient by @danheld. https://www.danheld.com/blog/2019/1/5/pow-is-efficent
Proof of Work is Efficient — Dan Held

Bitcoin’s energy usage is efficient

https://www.danheld.com/blog/2019/1/5/pow-is-efficent
Bitcoin Miners Consume A Reasonable Amount of Energy — And It’s All Worth It by Marc Bevand. https://bitcoinmagazine.com/articles/op-ed-bitcoin-miners-consume-reasonable-amount-energy-and-its-all-worth-it
Op Ed: Bitcoin Miners Consume A Reasonable Amount of Energy — And...

We have all seen photos of large data centers hosting mining hardware built from specialized ASICs designed to solve the Bitcoin proof-of-work (a double

https://bitcoinmagazine.com/articles/op-ed-bitcoin-miners-consume-reasonable-amount-energy-and-its-all-worth-it
How Bitcoin could drive the clean energy revolution (and how its economic incentives favour clean, renewable energy) by @valkenburgh. https://www.coincenter.org/how-bitcoin-could-drive-the-clean-energy-revolution/
How Bitcoin could drive the clean energy revolution. - Coin Center

The system’s economic incentives favor clean, renewable, energy.

https://www.coincenter.org/how-bitcoin-could-drive-the-clean-energy-revolution/
Bitcoin Mining Wastes Energy? What If That’s Good? by @mikejcasey. https://www.coindesk.com/bitcoin-mining-wastes-energy-thats-good-thing
Bitcoin Mining Wastes Energy? What If That's Good? - CoinDesk

Long-term, the incentives bitcoin creates may drive efficiency and green energy solutions in the crypto world and even spur them in the wider economy.

https://www.coindesk.com/bitcoin-mining-wastes-energy-thats-good-thing
Green energy and Bitcoin by @knutsvanholm. https://medium.com/hackernoon/green-energy-and-bitcoin-eb7961f38382
Green energy and Bitcoin

There’s a lot of concern about the environmental impact of Bitcoin in general and Bitcoin mining in particular. The most common critique is


https://medium.com/hackernoon/green-energy-and-bitcoin-eb7961f38382
No, Bitcoin Won’t Boil the Oceans by @eiaine

https://www.zerohedge.com/news/2017-12-11/no-bitcoin-wont-boil-oceans
Money, Bitcoin and Time: Part 2 by @Breedlove22 https://breedlove22.medium.com/money-bitcoin-and-time-part-2-of-3-eecdc668951d
Money, Bitcoin and Time: Part 2 of 3

In this 3-part essay, we will cover the past, present and potential future of the story that is money.

https://breedlove22.medium.com/money-bitcoin-and-time-part-2-of-3-eecdc668951d
Bitcoin Q&A: Energy Consumption by @aantonop. He explains how PoW mining is contributing to massive investment & subsidy in renewables/alternative energy and efficiency improvements in processing, driving the decentralization of energy production.
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ASIC Chip Technology is Renewable Energy’s Future by @phil_geiger https://www.theblockcrypto.com/post/11481/asic-chip-technology-is-renewable-energys-future
ASIC chip technology is renewable energy’s future

As renewable forms of energy production see major efficiency gains, there’s a growing question of what to do when a solar array or windmill produces more

https://www.theblockcrypto.com/post/11481/asic-chip-technology-is-renewable-energys-future
Bitcoin Mining Energy Consumption by @cryptografics
Comparing footprints of BTC vs traditional bank by @1971Bubble https://medium.com/@mukeat/carbon-footprint-differences-btc-vsbanks-a5f8f0b844d0
Carbon Footprint differences: BTC vs Banks

Bitcoin is criticized heavily due to its high resource use and high carbon footprint. So in this article I want to compare the CO2


https://medium.com/@mukeat/carbon-footprint-differences-btc-vsbanks-a5f8f0b844d0
A view on how Bitcoin is ‘Turning Waste into Wealth’ and How ‘Orange is the New Green' by @ConnerBrrrrrrr https://journal.bitcoinreserve.com/bitcoin-a-bold-american-future/
Bitcoin: A Bold American Future

Reimagining America's National Security Approach

https://journal.bitcoinreserve.com/bitcoin-a-bold-american-future/
Addressing Bitcoin Criticisms by Ria Bhutoria at Fidelity @DigitalAssets (see section “3. Bitcoin is Wasteful’)

https://www.fidelitydigitalassets.com/articles/addressing-bitcoin-criticisms
How Bitcoin mining is now drawing in the world’s top renewables producers, by Marie Huillet. https://cointelegraph.com/news/cryptocurrency-mining-is-now-drawing-in-the-world-s-top-renewables-producers
Crypto mining is now drawing in the world’s top renewables producers

At what point will greening crypto energy consumption be enough?

https://cointelegraph.com/news/cryptocurrency-mining-is-now-drawing-in-the-world-s-top-renewables-producers
https://twitter.com/princey1976/status/1351856939941187585
Bitcoin Is The Most Sustainable Money The World Has Ever Seen by Gael Sanchez-Smith https://gaelgss.medium.com/bitcoin-is-the-most-sustainable-money-the-world-has-ever-seen-8c187b71cdd1
Bitcoin is the Most Sustainable Money The World Has Ever Seen

One of the greatest challenges facing the world is ensuring economic progress is undertaken in a way that doesn’t impose an insurmountable


https://gaelgss.medium.com/bitcoin-is-the-most-sustainable-money-the-world-has-ever-seen-8c187b71cdd1
https://bitcoinmagazine.com/articles/study-74-percent-of-bitcoin-mining-powered-with-renewable-energy
Study: 74 Percent of Bitcoin Mining Powered With Renewable Energy

According to CoinShares’ latest biannual mining report, the vast majority of bitcoin mining power comes from renewable energy sources.

https://bitcoinmagazine.com/articles/study-74-percent-of-bitcoin-mining-powered-with-renewable-energy
What Bloomberg Gets Wrong About Bitcoin Mining by @nic__carter https://www.coindesk.com/what-bloomberg-gets-wrong-about-bitcoins-climate-footprint
Nic Carter: What Bloomberg Gets Wrong About Bitcoin Mining - CoinDesk

The outlet recently compared Bitcoin and Visa's energy use, reaching several misleading conclusions, says our columnist.

https://www.coindesk.com/what-bloomberg-gets-wrong-about-bitcoins-climate-footprint
Bitcoin is Good for the Environment by @phil_geiger https://medium.com/@philgeiger/bitcoin-is-good-for-the-environment-fc5ff7448b9e
Bitcoin is good for the environment

A single Bitcoin block uses enough energy to power your house for a week! Bitcoin’s energy usage is comparable to that of Nigeria! If the


https://medium.com/@philgeiger/bitcoin-is-good-for-the-environment-fc5ff7448b9e
Bitcoin Mining is Predominantly Renewables-Driven by Christopher Bendiksen
Decentralizing Energy Production with Bitcoin by @phil_geiger https://blog.goodaudience.com/decentralizing-energy-production-with-bitcoin-73e6c2dab9dc
Decentralizing Energy Production with Bitcoin

This is a follow-up to my previous renewable energy article. I recommend reading it for background and equations to support this post.

https://blog.goodaudience.com/decentralizing-energy-production-with-bitcoin-73e6c2dab9dc
Great thread by @yassineARK on why #Bitcoin is a net positive for the environment. https://twitter.com/yassineark/status/1360343382556483587
Shooting Down The Argument That #Bitcoin Is Bad For The Environment - by @edstromandrew with @princey1976 https://pca.st/vzddq32m 
@edstromandrew - Shooting Down The Argument That #Bitcoin Is Bad For The Environment. #114 - Once...

BTC $ 47,348 Today's guest on the show is none other than @edstromandrew who joins me and Lauren to help us bust some FUD! Join us as we take a deep dive into what is driving this narrative from...

https://pca.st/vzddq32m
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