Bitcoin under pressure to adopt more sustainable practices
Several environmental advocacy groups have launched a campaign to pressure bitcoin miners to change their coding...
Understanding NFTs and energy consumption
Non-fungible tokens (or NFTs) are the newest players in the cryptocurrency market, and their environmental impact...
Bitcoin is expected to consume enough energy to power Austria by the end of 2018
Though bitcoin's value may rise and fall dramatically, the energy required to produce bitcoins seems to be ever...
Every project on DonorsChoose.org was just funded by a $29 million cryptocurrency donation
DonorsChoose.org helps teachers crowdsource funding for education needs, with over 35,000 open campaigns asking...
Here's how much land area we'd need to power Bitcoin with solar
You've probably been hearing about how much electricity Bitcoin is consuming: more than 33 terrawatt-hours (TWh)...
One Bitcoin transaction takes more energy than a household uses in a week
Although Bitcoin has suffered a dramatic fall in value over the past several days, 2017 has seen Bitcoin's value...
This Russian cottage is heated for free with Bitcoin mining
In the last month, Bitcoin — the biggest and best-known cryptocurrency— rose in value by 480 percent. The sudden...
Power-hungry Bitcoin could consume as much energy as Denmark by 2020
The value of Bitcoin has fluctuated widely since the pioneering cryptocurrency's debut in 2009. Middling at less...
