Bitcoin’s Energy Use Dips After Price Drop – Good News For Environmentalists?
Bitcoin, the world’s most popular cryptocurrency, consumes an astounding amount of electricity. But, its energy use depends on a lot of things. After suffering a major collapse this entire month, BTC price has remained so low that it is driving the blockchain’s vast electricity consumption to fall as well. According to estimates of annualized electricity […]
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Bitcoin is constantly the subject of controversy, bringing out pundits, skeptics, and critics of all kinds and of various domains. Economists call it a bubble, investors call it rat poison, and environmentalists claim it is slowly killing the planet. Energy FUD is an easy target for the cryptocurrency due to the complex, proof-of-work consensus algorithm […]
It's Sunday again, meaning it's time for another Bitcoin News in Review, where we check out some of the top stories of the week here on CryptoCoins News. This week (10 August - 17 August), we saw a huge drop in the Bitcoin price, more news regarding Mt. Gox, an interesting take on cloud mining, and more. Check out our video and keep scrolling for this Bitcoin News in Review. What's Happening to the Bitcoin Price? After a brief period of stability, it looks like volatility is back. At the time of this writing, one Bitcoin is worth ~$497, an almost $100 drop since last week. A lot of times,....
Ethereum price traded higher versus the US Dollar and my buy dips idea presented yesterday is playing well in the short term. Key Highlights. ETH price surged higher towards $13.20 against the US Dollar to form an uptrend. There is a bullish trend line formed on the hourly chart (data feed via SimpleFX) of ETH/USD, which may act as a support zone if the pair corrects lower. Buying dips remain a good option for ETH, as long as the price remains supported. Ethereum Price Support. Ethereum price climbed a few points higher during the past 24 hours against the US Dollar to set a high of....
Welcome back to another Bitcoin News in Review, where we feature some of the biggest stories of the week here on CryptoCoins News. This week, there was a drop in the Bitcoin price, Dogecoin's price continued to decline, Ecuador banned Bitcoin in favour of its own cryptocurrency, and more. Check out this week's Bitcoin News in Review after the break. Explaining Bitcoin's Recent Price Drop. The Bitcoin price fell below $600 this week. If you've been monitoring the Bitcoin price this week, you've probably noticed that it has dropped below $600 USD (currently at $588). While it's rarely....