Bitcoin’s environmental footprint, its energy use, and its blockchain mechanism have been questioned since its inception in ...

Bitcoin has an average daily energy usage of 250 GWh. The U.S. has a higher Bitcoin mining hashrate than China, influenced by global electricity costs. However, experts said Bitcoin mining may help to ...

Overview Bitcoin can improve financial access, but price volatility makes daily use risky for low-income users.High energy use from mining can raise power costs ...

The use of hydrocarbon fuels in Bitcoin mining has seen a sharp decline over the past 13 years, with the use of coal energy dropping significantly. The share of coal energy use in Bitcoin (BTC) mining ...

Bitcoin environmentalist Daniel Batton criticized the methods used by Digiconomist founder Alex de Vries to assess Bitcoin’s environmental impact. Update (Dec. 18 at 4:35 am UTC): This article has ...

Last month, bitcoin mining company Core Scientific (CORZ) signed a 200 megawatt (MW) artificial intelligence (AI) deal with cloud computing firm CoreWeave, the former agreeing to modify some of its ...

Researchers forecast rising electricity demand from AI despite efficiency gains. Researchers forecast rising electricity demand from AI despite efficiency gains. is a senior science reporter covering ...

Researchers have looked for ways to use Bitcoin as a way to boost renewable energy. The real world is much more complicated. Researchers have looked for ways to use Bitcoin as a way to boost renewable ...

The jump in value of bitcoins has been nothing short of precipitous: A bitcoin that started 2017 worth $1,023 was trading at $16,999 at 2 p.m. Thursday. The currency has climbed more than $7,000 just ...