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04/17/2018 / By David Williams

City in New York passes first-ever bitcoin mining ban in the U.S.

Bitcoin mining first became a mainstream thing when word about Bitcoin itself hit the mainstream. It was a slow but steady way of making bitcoins on your own, and has been taken up as serious endeavors by would-be cryptocurrency entrepreneurs. And between all of them, they mine all kinds of other cryptocurrencies apart from Bitcoin. […]

11/30/2017 / By Ethan Huff

Bitcoin is powered by COAL: Massive electricity usage to mine Bitcoins runs mostly on coal and pollutes the world with mercury and smog

Because they exist fictitiously somewhere out there in cyberspace, digital cryptocurrencies like Bitcoin might seem like more eco-friendly alternatives to traditional cash. But the latest data shows that not only does “mining” Bitcoin consume unprecedented amounts of energy, but the bulk of this energy comes from coal: A highly-polluting substance that, when burned, releases mercury […]

11/28/2017 / By News Editors

Bitcoin mining now consuming more electricity than 159 countries including Ireland and most of the countries in Africa

Bitcoin’s ongoing meteoric price rise has received the bulk of recent press attention with a lot of discussion around whether or not it’s a bubble waiting to burst. (Article republished from PowerCompare.co.uk) However, most the coverage has missed out one of the more interesting and unintended consequences of this price increase. That is the surge […]

09/23/2017 / By Ethan Huff

Bitcoin mining rigs now LOSING money daily as the Bitcoin Ponzi scheme continues to unravel

The cost of mining Bitcoin is quickly outpacing the dollar value of Bitcoin itself, new reports indicate. The most up-to-date Bitcoin mining devices cost upwards of around $4,000, and yet by the time it produces enough Bitcoin to even break even, such a machine will already be obsolete and in need of replacement. Silver Doctors […]

07/26/2017 / By Mike Adams

Bitcoin miners “holding on with a death grip” as Bitcoin “pipe dream” appears hopelessly obsolete, slow and fractured: An interview with Kevin Lawton

In a fascinating, two-part interview with cryptocurrency analyst Kevin Lawton, the Health Ranger discusses the promise of decentralization, the vulnerabilities of Bitcoin and what the future holds for cryptocurrencies. (See video below.) – Background on cryptocurrencies, and why Bitcoin was a useful “proof of concept” but doesn’t represent the future of cryptocurrency. – Why Bitcoin […]

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