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Bitcoin and Renewables, A Miner’s Observations

Bitcoin and renewables cannot save us from climate change, but they can help. It is capitalism and the need for continued economic growth that...

Bitcoin’s Hash Rate, 2021 Reviewed

In this article we review the changes to Bitcoin’s hash rate in 2021. We look at miner difficulty, earnings, and ASIC prices over the...

BTC Hash Rate Gains in 2022

We estimate that BTC hash rate gains in 2022 will lead to a network size between 225 - 270 EH/s. This is based on...

How are Bitcoin’s Difficulty and Hash Rate Calculated?

How are Bitcoin’s difficulty and hash rate calculated? Bitcoin’s difficulty is adjusted bi-weekly to speed up or slow down the block pace to a...

Swedish Leaders Want the EU to Ban Bitcoin’s Proof of Work

In a recent article in Sweden's liberal news outlet Dagens Nyheter (DN), opinion leaders urge the EU to ban Bitcoin's Proof of Work (PoW)....

Bitcoin Mining Bans and China’s ASIC Exodus

China housed an estimated one-half to three-quarters of Bitcoin’s proof-of-work network, then lost nearly all when the government initiated bitcoin mining bans in the...

BTC Price Follows Hash Rate? No, not Necessarily.

Bitcoin's price correlates with its hash rate under certain circumstances, but not as a rule. Thus, we don't subscribe to the the price follows...

Bitcoin’s Network Charted: understanding miner trends

Bitcoin is not comparable to traditional markets. Therefore financial analyses and statistical tools do not accurately describe the state of Bitcoin's network. In particular...

BTC Hashrate Gains in 2021. Will China Still Rule?

China-based bitcoin mining industry leaders met for a private discussion last week. The group predicts shipment of 200,000-1,000,000 ASICs by 2022. This equates to...

Record Highs for Bitcoin Miners

Only two weeks have passed in 2021, and Bitcoin has managed to break several records. Bitcoin miners are turning a good profit. Some are...

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