# Banking system consumes two times more energy than Bitcoin: research

# Banking system consumes two times more energy than Bitcoin: research

“# Banking system consumes two times more energy than Bitcoin: research ” Amid the ongoing concerns over Bitcoin’s (BTC) energy consumption, a new study states that the traditional banking system consumes much more energy than the Bitcoin network. Michael Novogratz’s cryptocurrency firm Galaxy Digital released a report Friday titled “On Bitcoin’s Energy Consumption: A Quantitative Approach…

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# Beijing investigates crypto mining farms to improve energy efficiency

# Beijing investigates crypto mining farms to improve energy efficiency

“# Beijing investigates crypto mining farms to improve energy efficiency ” Beijing authorities are reportedly conducting inspections of crypto mining data centers to better understand their impact on energy consumption, Reuters reports Thursday. The Beijing Municipal Bureau of Economy and Information Technology on Tuesday sent an emergency notice to the city’s data center operators asking…

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# Former gov’t official blames crypto mining for energy crisis in Kyrgyzstan

# Former gov’t official blames crypto mining for energy crisis in Kyrgyzstan

“# Former gov’t official blames crypto mining for energy crisis in Kyrgyzstan ” Amid growing concerns over the energy sector in Kyrgyzstan, a former government official has argued that cryptocurrency mining is a major factor driving the energy crisis. Daniyar Akmatov, former director of the state investment protection organization, the Investment Promotion and Protection Agency,…

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# The race to ‘decarbonize Bitcoin’ accelerates with Decarbbitcoin Labs initiative

# The race to ‘decarbonize Bitcoin’ accelerates with Decarbbitcoin Labs initiative

“# The race to ‘decarbonize Bitcoin’ accelerates with Decarbbitcoin Labs initiative ” DecarbBitcoin Labs, an environmentally-focused think tank founded by Community Electricity, is taking a hands’ on approach to fighting climate change in California — and is using Bitcoin (BTC) mining as its first prototype. Building off California’s Environmental Justice Program, whose mission is to…

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