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Ark Invest: Bitcoin Mining Net Positive to Environment, Concerns of BTC’s Energy Consumption Are Misguided

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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 … Read more

Banking System Uses Significantly More Energy Than Bitcoin, Research Shows

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A new report shows that the banking system consumes more than twice the amount of energy that bitcoin does. The authors analyzed bitcoin’s energy usage and compared it to the banking and gold industries. Banking System Consumes Much More Energy Than Bitcoin Galaxy Digital published a report last week entitled “On Bitcoin’s Energy Consumption: A … Read more