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Bitcoin Mining Companies Are Hiding Energy Data, Wall Street Is Responsible
In a new report presented by Greenpeace, the climate group called for holding Wall Street accountable in crypto mining and correlated bitcoin mining with excessive global energy use.
Green Peace claimed that Bitcoin (Bitcoin) Mining has evolved into a significant industry dominated by traditional financial companies that are purchasing and operating large-scale, energy-intensive facilities.
In 2023, globally Bitcoin mining used approximately 121 TWh of electricity, a value comparable to the entire gold mining industry or a country like Poland. This has resulted in significant carbon emissions, the report states, as these facilities consume as much electricity as a small city.
“Although Bitcoin is independent of the conventional financial system, the industry is deeply connected to traditional finance so that Bitcoin mining companies have access to capital and enable trading and investing in Bitcoin,” the report said.
TradFi support for BTC mining
The report highlighted the substantial role of traditional financial institutions in supporting Bitcoin mining. These companies depend on capital from banks, asset managers, insurance companies and venture capital firms to build and maintain their operations.
The report identified the top five financiers of carbon pollution from Bitcoin mining in 2022: Trinity Capital, Stone Ridge Holdings, BlackRock, Vanguard and MassMutual. Together, they were responsible for more than 1.7 million metric tons of CO2 emissions, equivalent to the annual electricity consumption of 335,000 American homes.
Bitcoin mining companies Marathon Digital, Hut 8, Bitfarms, Riot Platforms and Core Scientific have generated emissions comparable to 11 gas-fired power plants.
The environmental impact of Bitcoin
The report pointed out that Bitcoin’s environmental impact compared to its market value is similar to that of producing beef and gasoline from crude oil. It also mentioned that Bitcoin’s environmental effects have worsened as the industry has expanded.
Bitcoin uses a lot of electricity due to its Proof of Work (PoW) consensus mechanism. Unlike traditional currencies, cryptocurrencies operate through a decentralized digital ledger. Bitcoin PoW requires miners to solve complex algorithms that use significant electricity.
“Energy-hungry miners are overloading electrical grids in the US and around the world… draining electricity when more is needed to power the electrification of housing, transportation and production to meet global climate goals,” the report reads.
Financial responsibility
The report stated that Wall Street, traditional financiers and banks are more responsible for the alleged energy disparity than Bitcoin miners themselves. Greenpeace argued that institutions encourage (through tax incentives and bank benefits) miners to use more energy.
The report states that miners depend on support from banks and asset managers, and Wall Street and the banking sector are responding favorably, seeking their share of the rewards.
Solutions
Greenpeace argued that financial institutions should be more transparent about their environmental incentives to reduce the negative impact of these incentives.
“Bitcoin miners need to disclose data about their energy use and carbon emissions,” the report says. “Financial companies also need to report funded and facilitated issuances associated with their investments, loans and underwriting services for Bitcoin mining companies.”
They called on Bitcoin miners to pay a fair share for electricity usage, pressure on power grids, greenhouse gas emissions, water consumption and disruption to nearby communities. They suggested implementing a different consensus mechanism for Bitcoin to address the current energy-intensive proof-of-work model and ultimately resolve Bitcoin’s environmental impact.
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Big Tech Outperforms Bitcoin (BTC) as Trump Deal Weakens Token
Bitcoin has lost out on an asset rally fueled by positive comments from the Federal Reserve, while a tight US election race casts doubt on whether Donald Trump will get the chance to implement his pro-crypto agenda.
The digital asset fell 2.4% on Wednesday, following a Fed-fueled surge in an index of megacap tech stocks Magnificent Seven by one of the largest margins in 2024. The token retreated further on Thursday, changing hands at $63,750 as of 6:10 a.m. in London.
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‘This is huge’ — Billionaire Mark Cuban issues ‘incredible’ Bitcoin and crypto prediction amid price slump
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came back with a vengeance this year when former President Donald Trump Cryptocurrency boosts US presidential election in November with ‘revolutionary’ plan.
The price of bitcoin has surged to more than its all-time high in recent months, surpassing $70,000 per bitcoin and triggering a wave of mega-optimistic predictions about the price of bitcointhough it fell again this week, falling below $65,000 after the Federal Reserve kept interest rates steady.
Now, as Elon Musk suddenly breaks his silence on bitcoin and cryptocurrenciesBillionaire investor Mark Cuban called a California plan to digitize 42 million car titles using blockchain an “incredible step forward” and “huge” for cryptocurrencies.
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Mark Cuban, famous Shark Tank investor and billionaire owner of the NBA team Dallas Mavericks, has… [+] called a cryptocurrency update “amazing” amid bitcoin’s price slump.
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The California Department of Motor Vehicles (DMV) has digitized 42 million car titles using blockchain, it was reported by Reuters, through technology company Oxhead Alpha on the Avalanche blockchain and designed to detect fraud and facilitate the securities transfer process.
“This is an incredible development for crypto,” Cuban, best known as an investor on TV’s Shark Tank and owner of the Dallas Mavericks NBA team, posted on X, joking that U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) Chairman Gary Gensler could sue the state as part of his hostility toward cryptocurrencies and blockchain technology.
“The reason this is huge for crypto is because people who hold the tokens will have an app with an Avalanche wallet,” Cuban said. “Tens of millions of Californians having and using a crypto wallet in the next five years, or however long it takes, normalizes the use of wallets and crypto.”
John Wu, president of Avalanche developer Ava Labs, told Reuters that California’s DMV is “creating a wallet that you can download on your phone.”
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Bitcoin’s price has rallied this year, triggering a wave of bullish bitcoin price predictions from… [+] people like billionaire Mark Cuban.
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Last month, Cuban predicted that if the US dollar falls as the global reserve currency, bitcoin could become “a global ‘safe haven’” and a “global currency.” potentially sending the price of bitcoin to a much higher level.
According to Cuban, bitcoin could become what its most ardent supporters “envision” — a means “of protecting our economies… This is already happening in countries facing hyperinflation.”
The price of bitcoin has skyrocketed over the past year, largely due to the world’s largest asset manager, BlackRock, leading a bitcoin attack on Wall Street.
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Bitcoin (BTC) miner Riot Platforms (RIOT)’s second-quarter loss widens to $84.4 million as costs rise
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Why Trump Wants the US Government to Have a “National Stockpile” of Bitcoin
At a national bitcoin conference in Nashville, Donald Trump finally laid out some of his crypto policy proposals, including a long-awaited part of his plan — building a strategic bitcoin reserve. CNN’s Jon Sarlin explains what it is and why the crypto industry wants it.
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