You know that rosy scenario marketeers laid out for Bitcoin mining going green, running off sunshine and rainbows? Yeah, well, reality check: it's more like a scene from Mad Max, only with server farms instead of war rigs. We were promised a digital utopia, but what we're getting is environmental...
Okay, let's talk about the elephant in the blockchain: Bitcoin's energy consumption. We all love the idea behind defy. It provides liberation from state regulation and, dare we say it, the potential for enormous profits! That warm, fuzzy feeling evaporates in short order. You quickly learn that it takes a...
New analysis finds that Bitcoin mining operations in the United States are significant sources of air pollution. Perversely, that has led to about 1.9 million Americans losing protections from exposure to hazardous pollution levels each year. Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health researchers spearheaded this initiative. Their report focuses...
Bitcoin, the first and most prominent cryptocurrency, has changed the way we think about money. It provides a decentralized, secure method of transacting that is second to none. Behind the digital glitz lies a dirty secret: the significant health costs associated with Bitcoin mining. Jason will break down the surprising...
Put away the glitz and the glamour and the yellow Lamborghinis. Make no mistake, Bitcoin’s dark side is destroying our communities, and you’re the one footing the bill. We’re sold on the idea that it’s the future of finance, some kind of decentralized paradise. What if that future instead is...
Bitcoin. Digital gold. Decentralized finance. This is the same mantra we’ve been told for decades. What if the shiny, glitzy promise of crypto has a much smokier underbelly? That reality is likely doing permanent damage by polluting our air and shortening our lives. It’s past time to address the unintended...
Soluna Holdings’ “Project Ellen” is a Bitcoin mining breakthrough or this terrific arrangement between GE, NtexasSC, and South Texas Wind — a new 100 MW data center supported by a dedicated 145 MW wind farm. Giving this project a name that reflects the importance of co-locating energy generation and consumption,...
Alright y’all, get ready to talk wind, Bitcoin, and a whole lotta Texas. Retool Soluna Holdings recently announced “Project Ellen.” This terrific project includes a 100 MW data center powered by a 145 MW wind farm, tailored towards Bitcoin mining and AI. To be named after Ellen Ochoa – our...
Okay, let's get real. Maybe you’ve heard that Bitcoin mining is an environmental catastrophe. A power-guzzling, climate-wrecking monster spewing carbon into the atmosphere, you say? I get it. That’s the narrative we’ve been fed. What if I told you that narrative is… half-baked. Could Bitcoin mining, yes, Bitcoin mining, be...
