Fossils vs. Renewables, PoW vs. PoS: Key policy issues around crypto mining in the U.S.
A recent meetup on the Capitol Hill highlighted several key debates that will define the mining industry’s development in the years to come.
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A recent meetup on the Capitol Hill highlighted several key debates that will define the mining industry’s development in the years to come.
A House panel heard from experts on the energy usage from Bitcoin and other cryptocurrency mining operations in the United States.
The ever-more massive environmental footprint of cryptocurrencies might be defensible if they served some essential purpose in our lives, but that’s simply not the case, writes columnist Max Fawcett.
The ever-more massive environmental footprint of cryptocurrencies might be defensible if they served some essential purpose in our lives, but that’s simply not the case, writes columnist Max Fawcett.
As energy-intensive bitcoin mining increases in the United States, members of Congress debated ways to make cryptocurrencies greener on Thursday. One of the most pressing problems was whether to employ renewables to power the energy-intensive mining at the heart of bitcoin's blockchain or to switch to alternative blockchains that require less energy, to begin with.