Podjetje poroča o skoraj nič emisijah ogljika iz rudarskih dejavnosti BTC

Digihost Technology poroča, da več kot 90% energije, ki jo rudarske bitcoin (BTC) porabijo iz virov z nič emisijami ogljika.

Družba je tudi poročala, da obnovljivi viri zagotavljajo več kot 50% energije, ki jo je porabil leta 2020. Ti obnovljivi viri vključujejo predvsem hidroelektrarne (42.68%) in veter (6.45%), dodatnih 1.5% pa iz "drugih obnovljivih virov". Jedrska energija je zagotovila 41% njihovih energetskih potreb, kar jih je preseglo 90-odstotni prag brez ogljika.

Okoljsko ozaveščeno rudarstvo

Digihost je dejal that its business strategy is focused on mining bitcoin in an efficient and environmentally conscious way. The company also seeks to reduce its already minimal carbon footprint, potentially through the purchase of carbon credits. 

Last month, Digihost announced the acquisition of a 60 MW power plant. To the extent possible, it intends to also source and utilize renewable natural gas, and potentially acquire certifikati o obnovljivi energiji. In the long-term, the company plans to vertically integrate power production from low-cost, clean, and renewable sources of energy. 

Slab ugled Bitcoina

This announcement comes in light of Tesla’s recent decision to cease accepting bitcoin as payment, citing environmental concerns. The change of heart comes just two months after the electric car company started sprejemanje bitcoin for vehicle payments. This followed Tesla’s initial nakup februarja znaša 1.5 milijarde dolarjev BTC.

Ob razglasitvi Odločitev, Izvršni direktor Tesle Elon Musk, je dejal, da je zaskrbljen zaradi vse večje uporabe fosilnih goriv v bitcoinu. Vendar je opozoril, da bo Tesla obdržala svoja bitcoin imetja. Dodal je, da namerava podjetje ponovno uvesti plačila BTC "takoj, ko rudarstvo preide na bolj trajnostno energijo."

Indeed, a whitepaper by Square and ARK Invest predlaga that bitcoin mining could provide an incentive for developing renewable resources. When Square CEO Jack Dorsey tweeted this notion in sharing the whitepaper, Musk was noted to have odgovorila "Prav."