- Back to menuPrices
- Back to menuResearch
- Back to menuConsensus
- Back to menu
- Back to menu
- Back to menu
- Back to menuWebinars & Events
energy footprint
Bitcoin’s Environmental Impact: Misconceptions and Reality
Bitcoin’s energy consumption has been a hot topic inside and outside the crypto sphere, but is bitcoin the environmental nightmare it is often made out to be? CoinDesk’s Ben Powers breaks down the energy debate surrounding bitcoin and the misunderstandings surrounding crypto mining.
Blockchain’s Green Efforts and Crypto Carbon-Nomics in Asia
Asia’s no slouch when it comes to environmentally friendly initiatives in its blockchain industries. These are the latest green crypto trends in this region, from institutions wanting carbon-neutral bitcoins to tokenizing carbon credits. In the DeFi space, Conflux launches a new platform that aims to bridge the gap between ecosystems in the East and the West. More on that story and other news shaping the cryptocurrency and blockchain world in this episode of "The Daily Forkast."
Is Bitcoin Mining Really Bad for the Environment?
It’s Earth Day, and many in the crypto sphere are thinking about ways to make crypto mining more environmentally friendly. Jesse Phillips of Binance Mining Pool joins “First Mover” to discuss the energy impact of crypto mining, how it compares to the fiat economy, and how mining pools can make crypto mining more eco-friendly.
Meltem Demirors Explains the Crypto Climate Accord and Seeks to Set the Bitcoin Mining Energy Record Straight
Bitcoin and other decentralized networks are notoriously leaderless, which makes organization challenging. So how will the new Crypto Climate Accord get the entire industry on board with its plan for net-zero emissions from mining by 2025? Meltem Demirors, chief strategy officer of CoinShares, joins "First Mover" to discuss her company's involvement in the accord and dispel myths around crypto networks destroying the environment.
Ripple, ConsenSys and CoinShares Join Crypto Climate Accord
As the debate over bitcoin’s environmental impact re-emerges, several major players are joining the Crypto Climate Accord, an initiative aimed at ensuring the crypto industry runs on renewable energy by 2025. “The Hash” panel discusses the crypto energy debate and the impact that the Crypto Climate Accord could have on mining.
Is Bitcoin Worth the Energy Consumption?
Decrypt Media Journalist Scott Chipolina and Marty Bent, Great American Mining Director of Business Development, debate the heated topic of bitcoin mining and energy consumption.
The Highly Charged Bitcoin Energy Debate
Podcaster and entrepreneur Marty Bent and Decrypt investigative journalist Scott Chipolina debate the contentious bitcoin energy issue. Bent says “bitcoin is an extremely efficient network that consumes wasted energy.” But can we afford to ignore bitcoin’s carbon footprint?
Bitcoin Mining and the Environment
Bitfarms CEO Emiliano Grodzki weighs in on the energy controversy surrounding bitcoin mining and the institutional demand for “clean” mining.
Is Bitcoin Bad for the Planet? Bill Gates Thinks So
Bill Gates is concerned about bitcoin’s impact on the environment, citing the network’s massive use of electricity. But is bitcoin actually bad for the planet? “The Hash” panel weighs in on the raging environmental debate in the crypto space.