South China Morning Post: Chinese economist calls for review of rigid cryptocurrency ban as digital yuan fails to take off
Research by the Cambridge Centre for Alternative Finance (CCAF) at Cambridge Judge Business School is mentioned in this article regarding the total bitcoin hash rate in China between September 2021 and January 2022. Read the full article [scmp.com]…
Financial Times: Crypto miners seek financial lifeline with intense battle for bitcoins
The Cambridge Centre for Alternative Finance (CCAF) at Cambridge Judge Business School is mentioned in this article about rising cryptocurrency price. Read the full article [ft.com]…
Yahoo Finance: Pega Pool aims to make bitcoin mining eco-friendly with carbon offsets
A study by the Cambridge Centre for Alternative Finance at Cambridge Judge Business School is mentioned in this article about a new Bitcoin mining pool set to launch in 2023 aiming to make bitcoin mining eco-friendly. Read the full article…
The Wall Street Journal: Quebec shuns bitcoin mining in bid to conserve power
Research from the Cambridge Centre for Alternative Finance (CCAF) at Cambridge Judge Business School is mentioned in this article about Quebec no longer wanting to sell cheap electricity to cryptocurrency mining. Read the full article [wsj.com]…
Head Topics: Kazakhstan among top 3 Bitcoin mining destinations after US and China
The Cambridge Centre for Alternative Finance (CCAF) is mentioned in this article about energy-rich Kazakhstan being the third-largest Bitcoin mining hub. Read the full article [headtopics.com]…
Boston Herald: Neither POS nor POW – Green power network handles mining unlike any other
The Cambridge Centre for Alternative Finance (CCAF) is mentioned in this article about the negative repercussions of cryptocurrency mining. Read the full article [markets.financialcontent.com/bostonherald]…
Yahoo Finance: Tianjin boosts electricity rates to further punish underground crypto mining
The Cambridge Centre for Alternative Finance (CCAF) at Cambridge Judge Business School is featured in this article about China’s effort to discourage energy-intensive cryptocurrency mining, which the country banned in September 2021 but continues to exist in some pockets. Read…
Cambridge Network: What is the environmental footprint of Bitcoin?
The Cambridge Centre for Alternative Finance (CCAF), a research centre at Cambridge Judge Business School, announces a new update to its Cambridge Bitcoin Electricity Consumption Index (CBECI) that provides estimates on the greenhouse gas emissions related to Bitcoin. “Environmentalists, financial…
What is the environmental footprint of Bitcoin?
New estimate of Bitcoin’s greenhouse gas emissions added to University of Cambridge digital tool. The Cambridge Centre for Alternative Finance (CCAF), a research centre at Cambridge Judge Business School, announced today (27 September) a new update to its Cambridge Bitcoin…
A deep dive into Bitcoin’s environmental impact
The debate about the environmental footprint of bitcoin mining has mainly revolved around electricity consumption. However, the issue of Bitcoin's environmental footprint is more nuanced and complex, which underscores the need for independent data to inform an evidence-based public debate.…
