Ark Invest: Bitcoin Mining Net Positive to Environment, Concerns of BTC’s Ene...
Following concerns raised by Tesla CEO Elon Musk about Bitcoin’s energy consumption, global asset manager Ark Investment Management explained that the concerns are “misguided.” Referring to its research using real-world data, the investment firm emphasized that “the impact of bitcoin mining could become a net positive to the environment.” Bitcoin Mining Could Help the Environment Investment Management (Ark Invest) published a note Monday responding to the comments made by Tesla and its CEO, Elon Musk, regarding Bitcoin’s energy consumption. The electric....
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Cloud mining is the answer to risks associated with Bitcoin mining as it is no longer feasible to invest in a personal mining setup and risking it not to pay off. MinerGate, one of the oldest multi-currency mining pools, enters into a partnership with a BitFury associate Hashing24 to provide its clients true cloud mining experience. Cloud mining is the answer to risks associated with Bitcoin mining as it is no longer feasible to invest in a personal mining setup and risking it not to pay off. Cloud mining on the other hand lets one earn their first Bitcoins within a matter of days without....
The construction of a bitcoin mega-mining farm in Argentina by Bitfarms is raising concerns for legislators. Martín Berhongaray, a national deputy, recently presented a resolution to force the government to disclose information about the installation of the facility, through representatives from the Ministries of Science, Technology and Innovation, Environment and Sustainable Development, and of the nation’s economy.
Bitfarms Mega Farm in Sights of Legislators
The ambitious project that Bitfarms, a mining behemoth headquartered in Canada, is building in Argentina, has....
With all the hardware power and electricity that bitcoin mining requires, some have raised the issue of environmental damage caused by this activity. Is bitcoin mining really bad for the environment? Australia's Long Future Foundation released a report indicating that bitcoin might have a long-term negative impact on Mother Nature, as production could eventually take up roughly 60% of the world's electricity production. In their research, they calculated the amount of energy bitcoin miners could consume and realized that this requires the same amount of electricity that runs 1.5 billion....
What does the “This Machine Greens” title suggest? It’s a documentary about Bitcoin mining. The thesis is that the process is “a net positive for the environment.” The aim was to “dispels many of the misconceptions about Bitcoin mining.” Can the team behind “This Machine Greens” present a sufficiently well thought out case to convince […]