energy consumption

As a project in Northern Sweden shows, Bitcoin’s reliance on energy consumption could bring a more sustainable future.
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How Large-Scale Bitcoin Mining Is Driving Clean Energy Innovation

Stranded natural gas operations could be the next major avenue of Bitcoin’s entry into the global energy production industry.
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How Bitcoin Shakes The Energy Industry

Using the Composite Bitcoin Energy Index (CBEI), we can determine how much electrical power Bitcoin draws and how much electrical energy it has used.
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Introducing CBEI: A New Way To Measure Bitcoin Network Electrical Consumption

Iran’s local cryptocurrency community welcomes the legitimization of mining as an industry but feels that miners aren’t being treated fairly.
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State Document Reveals Details of Iran’s Cryptocurrency Mining Regulations

Let's talk bitcoin - Introducing the Bitcoin Magazine Podcast
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Energy Companies Are Missing Out on Bitcoin Mining

Bitcoin miners who plugged in directly to a distribution board cost a utility company over $760,000 in Malaysia.
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Malaysian Authorities Bust Illegal Bitcoin Mining Operations

Despite a looming crackdown from regulators, cheap energy in Iran has made it ideal for bitcoin mining.
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Official Calls Iran a ‘Heaven for Miners’

The power authority of Zhenjiang noticed an unusual spike in electricity consumption and abnormal line loss in some factories, and reported them to the local police.
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13 Arrested for Stealing $3 Million of Electricity to Mine BTC in China

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The Cost of Sound Money: New Tool Tracks Bitcoin’s Energy Consumption

Bitcoin miners in Iran have moved their operations to religious centers across the country, which receive free energy in the country.
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Facing Energy Shortage, Iranian Bitcoin Miners Relocate to Mosques

Iranian mining devices seized
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Iranian Bitcoin Mining Crackdown, Over 1,000 Devices Seized

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Op Ed: Why We Shouldn’t Worry About Crypto Mining Energy Consumption

Op-ed - Is Bitcoin Unsustainable
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Is Bitcoin Unsustainable, and How Can It Be Made Sustainable?

Op-ed - Putting the Blockchain to Work For Science!
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Putting the Blockchain to Work For Science!

Op-ed - The Wasted Electricity Objection to Bitcoin
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The Wasted Electricity Objection to Bitcoin