Tag: bitcoin

Innovating Sustainability: Bitcoin Mining Waste Heat and its Green Potential with Akbar Shamji

Bitcoin mining—the process by which new bitcoins are entered into circulation—is notoriously energy-intensive. It requires powerful, specialized computers known...

Seasteading: utopian floating cities or safe haven for western pirates?

The Seasteading Institute argue that the ocean can become home to sustainable new societies in cities that float.

How cryptocurrency damages the planet

The way the crypto miners produce currency is through an energy-intensive process requiring vast computing resources. According to recent estimates, over the course of a year, cryptocurrency consumes around 64 TWh (terawatt hours) of energy.

Pulling the plug on crypto payments

Forward-thinking waste management firm, Business Waste, have said that they are ‘reluctantly’ no longer accepting cryptocurrencies – such as Bitcoin...

First bitcoin ATM in the Middle East opens in Israel

BITBOX will launch the Middle East's first bitcoin ATM tomorrow evening local time in Tel Aviv. The specialized vending machine allows even...