Category: Energy Consumption

Fund Manager One River Files SEC Prospectus For Carbon Neutral Bitcoin ETF

On Monday, the crypto asset fund manager One River filed a unique bitcoin exchange-traded fund (ETF) registration with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). According to the Form S-1…

Ark Invest: Bitcoin Mining Net Positive To Environment, Concerns Of BTC’s Energy Consumption Are Misguided

Following concerns raised by Tesla CEO Elon Musk about Bitcoin’s energy consumption, global asset manager Ark Investment Management explained that the concerns are “misguided.” Referring to its research using real-world…

Ripple’s Chris Larsen Believes Bitcoin Dominance Could Fall Over Proof-Of-Work’s Energy Consumption

Ripple Labs cofounder Chris Larsen has a bone to pick with bitcoin and crypto networks that leverage proof-of-work (PoW). Larsen’s latest write-up explains that the crypto industry needs to reconsider…