A New Study Calculates Bitcoin’s Massive Carbon Footprint
Creating the cryptocurrency requires an enormous amount of energy.
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How Much Energy Does Bitcoin Actually Use?
The secretive industry is notoriously hard to track, but an economics-based model could help researchers and policymakers estimate just how much electricity the cryptocurrency requires.
Why Bitcoin’s Value Could Eventually Approach Zero
Unless energy efficiency improves dramatically, demand for cryptocurrencies will eventually be self-limiting.
Bitcoin Is Coming to Your Bodega
Want to grab some Bitcoin with your beer? Bitcoin teller machines across the country are making that a reality.
Can Cryptocurrency Mining Help Fix Bail Reform?
Can cryptocurrency destabilize pretrial detention? Bail Bloc thinks so—and it's harnessing collective computer power to do just that.
Boom & Bust: From Bitcoin to Bike Share, the Biggest Booms and Busts of the Past Year
After a week of reporting and writing on booms and busts—everything from the economy of big oil boomtowns to the growth of the mental-health counseling field—Jamie Wiebe considers five of the biggest booms—and five of the biggest busts—of the past year.
What the IRS’s Taxation Ruling Means for Bitcoin and Other Digital Currencies
The recent notice is a surreal step that brings what was once an anarchist’s dream come true closer to being a tool of the state.
How Digital Currencies Led to the Biggest Money Laundering Case Ever
And how Bitcoin is learning from the mistakes of those that came before it so it can avoid the same fate.
The Bitcoin Crash That Never Came
After watching it survive Chinese legislation that attempted to ban the use of virtual currencies, we’re much closer to positive that Bitcoin is here to stay for good.