The Future Of Energy Markets According To Bitcoin Miners
Bitcoin 2022 offered us a glimpse into bitcoin miners’ crystal ball, as they discussed how the industry will impact the energy grid.Most of the conversations about Bitcoin infrastructure for the past two years have focused on the mining sector’s increasing convergence with traditional energy generators and power companies. At the Bitcoin 2022 conference, a panel hosted by this author discussed this trend and what mining’s continued growth means for electric grids and energy markets. Beyond discussing how a grid works and demystifying some basic information about energy infrastructure, the....
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Argentina Eliminates Subsidies for Cryptocurrency Mining
The government of Argentina has eliminated the subsidies that applied to power used by cryptocurrency miners. This is the decision that the Energy Secretary....
The European Commission (EC) released an update on the energy strategy to be adopted by the European Union in the coming years; this might bring significant changes for Bitcoin miners and crypto miners. The Commission is moving forward with the European Green Deal and intends to improve the region’s energy efficiency by integrating renewable energy […]
Bitcoin miners are uniquely flexible energy consumers we can use as energy tools to help solve several energy problems.
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Bitcoin’s unique energy use incentives, ability to store stranded energy and more make it the future of our energy consumption as a planet.