Zoom Out @maxdruthers.bsky.social · 04/02/2025The more energy #Bitcoin consumes, the more it has the potential to reduce emissions… 020
Zoom Out @maxdruthers.bsky.social · 13/01/2025The origin of all junk science on #Bitcoin's environmental impact was a single commentary by Alex de Vries… 033
Zoom Out @maxdruthers.bsky.social · 12/01/2025New peer-reviewed research in the International Journal of Electrical Power & Energy Systems finds #bitcoin mining "as a novel virtual energy storage system in island and grid-connected microgrids" and "decarbonizes power production". 010
Zoom Out @maxdruthers.bsky.social · 05/01/2025#Bitcoin’s road to greenhouse negative H/t - Daniel Batten 021
Zoom Out @maxdruthers.bsky.social · 03/01/202587.5% of contemporary peer reviewed literature on #Bitcoin and energy highlight Bitcoin mining having significant, scaleable environmental benefits, per leading Bitcoin ESG analyst Daniel Batten 021
Zoom Out @maxdruthers.bsky.social · 20/12/2024The #Bitcoin network uses over 50% sustainable energy. This makes it the world’s leading industry user of sustainable power. 053
Zoom Out @maxdruthers.bsky.social · 18/12/2024#Bitcoin's percentage of sustainable energy is nearing 60%... 021
Zoom Out @maxdruthers.bsky.social · 16/12/2024#Bitcoin mining is helping Europe's energy transition, according to Forbes. Mining helps stabilize the continent's grids by using excess energy and, by integrating with renewable energy, is becoming a key player in the energy landscape 152
Zoom Out @maxdruthers.bsky.social · 11/12/2024Satoshi wasn't worried about quantum computing #Bitcoin FUD... 031
Zoom Out @maxdruthers.bsky.social · 03/12/2024114 MW of operational wind generation 240 MW of interconnection capacity Zero-marginal energy costs 000
Zoom Out @maxdruthers.bsky.social · 03/12/2024MARA has acquired a wind farm in Hansford County, TX, to sustainably mine #bitcoin. This milestone allows MARA to extend the life of legacy miners while balancing the local grid. 121
Zoom Out @maxdruthers.bsky.social · 03/12/2024A recent peer review paper shows #Bitcoin mining is profitable in 96% of renewable installations, and these profits are already contributing to the energy transition… 051
Zoom Out @maxdruthers.bsky.social · 02/12/2024Can #Bitcoin Mining Turn Waste into Wealth for Farmers? Bitcoin Mining Meets Regenerative Agriculture. At first glance, Bitcoin and regenerative agriculture might seem worlds apart. But there’s an exciting synergy brewing that could revolutionize both industries... 130
Zoom Out @maxdruthers.bsky.social · 02/12/2024Peer reviewed evidence that when a solar farm uses #Bitcoin mining, they achieve ROI more than twice as fast. 121
Zoom Out @maxdruthers.bsky.social · 02/12/2024New paper shows #Bitcoin mining helps accelerate the UN Sustainable Development Goals, while helping make often uneconomic bio-refineries profitable... 020
Zoom Out @maxdruthers.bsky.social · 30/11/2024#Bitcoin not only uses more clean energy than EVs, it helps decarbonize grids (Lai et al, 2023) H/t - Daniel Batten 011
Zoom Out @maxdruthers.bsky.social · 22/11/2024#Bitcoin’s environmental positives H/t - Daniel Batten 111
Zoom Out @maxdruthers.bsky.social · 18/11/2024"The research now shows that Bitcoin mining is accelerating renewable energy development. Can you describe how that's possible?" Part 2 (h/ - Daniel Batten) 020
Zoom Out @maxdruthers.bsky.social · 18/11/2024"The research now shows that Bitcoin mining is accelerating renewable energy development. Can you describe how that's possible?" Part 1 (h/ - Daniel Batten) 122
Zoom Out @maxdruthers.bsky.social · 18/11/2024If you don't like the current regime, #Bitcoin is your solution... 110
Zoom Out @maxdruthers.bsky.social · 17/11/2024US Congressman Ro Khanna (D): “Being against Bitcoin is like being against cell phones.” 011
Zoom Out @maxdruthers.bsky.social · 17/11/2024#Bitcoin disrupts the central banking monopoly, which prints endless money, enriching the top .01% while driving wealth inequality. 010
Zoom Out @maxdruthers.bsky.social · 17/11/2024#Bitcoin is not an intelligence test, but an ego test… 122
Zoom Out @maxdruthers.bsky.social · 16/11/2024Understanding how the money we choose changes individuals’ incentive structure is the first step to understanding why #Bitcoin is the best form of money. 021
Zoom Out @maxdruthers.bsky.social · 16/11/2024Philosopher, environmentalist, & Bitcoiner, Troy Cross conducted a survey of 3,538 adults in the US found BTC ownership: -covers the full spectrum of political identity -is skewed young and male -correlates weakly with a unique profile of moral values -correlates strongly with knowledge of bitcoin 110
