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Under the Microscope: The True Costs of Banking

Hass McCook compares the relative sustainability of the bitcoin network with the legacy banking system.

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Under the Microscope: The Real Costs of a Dollar

After examining the cost of gold production, Hass McCook looks at the sustainability of printing and minting physical currency.

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Under the Microscope: The True Costs of Gold Production

In part two of a series on bitcoin's sustainability, Hass McCook looks at the true costs of gold mining.

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Under the Microscope: Economic and Environmental Costs of Bitcoin Mining

In part one of a new series, Hass McCook looks at the true costs of bitcoin mining.

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Why Bitcoin is the Petroleum of Our Time

Crypto-entrepreneurs are making waves in heavily-regulated territory, just like in the early days of petroleum, argues economist Tuur Demeester.

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Building a Greener Bitcoin: How to Reduce Carbon Emissions

How to reduce carbon emissions from bitcoin mining? CoinDesk looks at the pros and cons of the available options.

This fund that addresses investors' environmental concerns.

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Bitcoin's Carbon Emissions: It's All Relative

We know how many pounds of carbon a bitcoin makes. How does it compare to the broader financial sector?

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What is the Carbon Footprint of a Bitcoin?

Figures suggest that mining a bitcoin is equivalent to burning around 16 gallons of gasoline.

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How Green is Bitcoin?

We look at the environmental impact of Bitcoin mining and whether the the energy costs justify the rewards.

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Traade buys smartphones for bitcoins

A new service is offering people bitcoins for old smartphones. Traade will pay for phones in the Ecoin and will then recycle them.

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