El Salvador mines Bitcoin using volcano power (seriously), and Paraguay runs mining farms on excess hydroelectric capacity that would otherwise go to waste. Crypto mining burns through electricity ...

・New Scientist called Bitcoin “one big disaster for the environment,” reviving debate over mining energy use. ・Alex Gladstein and Daniel Batten disputed the claims, citing data on energy sourcing.

Every Earth Day (22 April) prompts reflection on sustainability and the future of our planet. By Larry Cooke, Africa head of legal at Binance This year, crypto mining should be part of that ...

Individual bitcoin mining isn’t the only reason this cryptocurrency is a drain on the environment. It’s based on a technology known as blockchain, a slow database-processing system during which every ...

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. Korok Ray is a PhD economist/professor who researches/teaches Bitcoin. Bitcoin mining looks like a heavy industrial process—rows ...

It’s rare that the No. 2 acrobatics and tumbling team in the country has had to come from behind in 2026. Oregon (4-1) says it doesn’t... Students at the University of Oregon explore how everyday tech ...

Bitcoin mining now consumes country-sized amounts of electricity, highlighting why energy costs — not technology — are ...

When I think of environmental destruction, oil spills and smokestacks are the first to come to mind. But alongside the archetypes of pollution is an unsuspecting industry: cryptocurrency. In fact, it ...

In retrospect, the years-long campaign to divest from fossil fuels was pointless.

Mining pools have historically been viewed as commodity infrastructure, technically necessary, but largely interchangeable. That perception is changing as the margin environment tightens and the ...