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A Bielorrússia atrairá mineradores de Cripto em meio a sanções e à guerra entre Rússia e Ucrânia?

Apesar das condições favoráveis de negócios, o ambiente político de um país pode dissuadir o capital internacional. Este artigo faz parte da Mining Week da CoinDesk

Regional turmoil notwithstanding, President Alexander Lukashenko's government is committed to attracting crypto miners, lawyers in Minsk say. (Illustration: Yunha Lee)

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Global Energy Price Jump Impact on Bitcoin Hashrate

“All About Bitcoin” Host Christine Lee presents data from Glassnode illustrating the difficulty of mining a bitcoin block, otherwise known as the hashrate, which dropped 0.35% on Thursday for the second time this month. Global electricity prices have risen alongside the continuation of Russia’s invasion into Ukraine, possibly leading certain miners to go offline.

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De pária a parceiro: as respostas climáticas da Crypto

Há sinais de que os decisores políticos estão a começar a reconhecer o potencial da criptografia para equilibrar a rede e reduzir os impactos dos GAS com efeito de estufa.

(Rachel Sun/CoinDesk)

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How Much Electricity Does Bitcoin Mining Actually Use?

Christine Lee presents data illustrating the environmental impact of the Bitcoin network, looking specifically at global energy consumption and regional carbon emissions. As regulators often target cryptocurrency ESG concerns, Lee highlights areas of the world where bitcoin mining uses emission-free electricity.

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The Debate on Whether or Not China’s Crypto Mining Ban Is Worsening Bitcoin’s Environmental Impact

A new study published in Joule claims that bitcoin’s environmental impact has worsened since China’s 2021 ban on cryptocurrency mining because miners moved their operations to countries with less renewable energy. “The Hash” dissects this report, comparing its findings with statistics from the Bitcoin Mining Council while also considering the human rights value of uncensorable money as seen in the Russia-Ukraine crisis.

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O 'problema energético' do Bitcoin é exagerado

Sim, o Bitcoin consome uma enorme quantidade de eletricidade. Mas temos de olhar tanto para as suas fontes de energia como para a sua visão global, a fim de compreendermos plenamente a situação.

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Política

Defensores da Cripto resistem ao apelo da Suécia para a proibição da mineração na UE

Os reguladores estão preocupados que a energia renovável seja canalizada para a mineração Cripto em vez das redes nacionais à medida que a crise energética da UE piora

Europe at night (Constantine Johnny/Getty Images)

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Impact of China’s Crypto Crackdown on Global Mining Industry

Peter Wall, CEO of Argo Blockchain, and Tanya Woods, General Counsel Regulatory Affairs EVP at Hut 8, discuss their views on how China’s crypto bans could have affected mining operations in the U.S. and worldwide. Plus, their thoughts on the common argument that the bitcoin mining industry is damaging to the environment.

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