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AI’s energy consumption concerns echo Bitcoin mining criticisms, says Heatbit founder
AI and machine learning (ML) is demanding huge amounts of computing resources as interest in the space grows, but conventional…
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Cambridge Bitcoin Electricity Consumption Index updated to reflect hardware distribution and hashrate increases
Researchers behind the well-known Cambridge Bitcoin Electricity Consumption Index (CBECI) have officially revised its methodology to enhance the accuracy and…
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Kazakhstan Law Limiting Crypto Miners’ Consumption of Electricity Enters Into Force – Mining Bitcoin News
A new law expanding the regulatory framework for cryptocurrency miners while restricting their access to low-cost electricity has entered into…
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The Merge brings down Ethereum’s network power consumption by over 99.9%
The Merge, which is considered one of the most significant blockchain upgrades on Ethereum (ETH) to date, brought down the…
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Senator Warren leads the charge against energy consumption claims on Texas crypto miners
According to a letter penned by seven U.S. lawmakers, ERCOT was “intimately connected” with the growth of crypto mining in…
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US lawmakers appeal directly to 4 mining firms, requesting info on energy consumption
Four members of the United States House of Representatives from the Energy and Commerce Committee have demanded answers from four…
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Electricity Consumption of Russian Crypto Miners Spikes 20 Times in 5 Years, Research Finds – Mining Bitcoin News
Power needs of cryptocurrency miners in Russia have grown significantly since 2017, with consumption of electrical energy seeing a 20-fold…
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US Personal Consumption Expenditures Tap Record Highs, Stanford Economist Says Fed Should Increase Rates Above 9% – Economics Bitcoin News
On July 29, the U.S. Bureau of Economic Analysis reported on America’s personal consumption expenditures (PCE) price index for the…
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US lawmakers ask about EPA, DOE monitoring of crypto mining emissions, energy consumption
Democratic legislators from both houses of the United States Congress have sent a letter to the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA)…
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Crypto Miners Account for Over 2% of Electricity Consumption in Russia, Estimate Suggests – Mining Bitcoin News
The share of crypto miners in Russia’s power consumption structure already exceeds 2%, according to a new government estimate. On…
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