October 19, 2021

Hass McCook

Retired Chartered Professional Civil Engineer, researching and writing on Bitcoin's environmental, economic, and spiritual impact since 2014.

Articles From This Author

Bitcoin will ultimately “fix the money” and enable world peace, but we can bring this future about more quickly through contributions to the Bitcoin charity.
Culture

World Peace And The Bitcoin Charity

Sep 13, 2021
Bitcoin’s Energy Use Compared To Other Major Industries
Business

Bitcoin’s Energy Use Compared To Other Major Industries

Aug 10, 2021
Bitcoin pleb Army, Sparta, ancient Greece, history, war, battle, cyber hornet
Markets

How The DCA Army Will Drive A $1 Million Bitcoin Price

Jul 21, 2021
Based on public data, by 2026, emissions from Bitcoin will be less than a third of what they are today and by 2031, there will be none.
Business

Projecting Bitcoin’s Future Energy Use

Jun 28, 2021
In a recent tweet explaining why Tesla would no longer accept bitcoin, Elon Musk displayed a poor understanding of Bitcoin’s energy use.
Business

Breaking Down Elon Musk’s Misunderstandings About Bitcoin

Jun 17, 2021
Published research shows Bitcoin mining produces a mere fraction of the carbon emissions coming from the world’s military-industrial complex.
Culture

Bitcoin Emits Less Than 2% Of The World’s Military-Industrial Complex Carbon Emissions

Jun 15, 2021
A comprehensive calculation of the carbon emissions from the legacy financial sector shows that Bitcoin is far less impactful on the planet.
Business

Bitcoin Emits Less Than 5% Of The Legacy Financial Sector’s Carbon Emissions

May 24, 2021
A Russian aluminum plant, whose owner has been hit by U.S. sanctions, will lease space to a cryptocurrency mining company.
Culture

A Comparison Of Bitcoin’s Environmental Impact With That Of Gold And Banking

May 4, 2021