Chinese bitcoin mining could consume as much energy as the whole of the UK by 2024.
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It’s time to shift focus away from bitcoin and to pay more attention to other blockchain projects promising to make real contributions to the world.
Tesla’s stance has also shone the spotlight further onto the carbon footprint of cryptocurrency – an issue that will not go away soon.
Bitcoin prices have plunged after the world’s second richest person tweeted that Tesla would no longer accept the cryptocurrency.
The digital yuan could make transactions faster, cheaper and more transparent, but there are dangers for the global economy.
Bitcoin has been widely criticised for its enormous energy footprint. A new cryptocurrency may solve that problem, but might bring some unintended consequences.
Until the late 1800s, moments of widespread high-risk financial gambling weren’t considered manias but the results of individual actors, who bore responsibility for the disastrous results.
NatWest and HSBC are restricting customers in their crypto-dealings.
America’s number one crypto exchange is floating via a direct listing.
NFTs don’t even exist in the real world, but the market around them has a big effect on the planet.
If you look at the reasons people buy art, almost none of them have to do with the physical work.
Welcome to the great silicon famine of 2021. And 2022. And 2023. And …
Tesla spending billions on Bitcoin is bad news for the company’s shareholders and for Elon Musk’s admirers - not to mention the planet.
Bitcoin is attracting attention from big buyers like Tesla. But don’t be fooled – it’s still a disaster for the climate.
There could be a reckoning coming with global regulators.
Despite having no real basis as a financial asset, cryptocurrency Dogecoin recently reached a market cap of more than A$12 billion.
In the face of technological threats, it may be tempting to turn finance professionals into data scientists. This isn’t the way forward. Instead, they need to find new uses for their expertise.
While bitcoin is only a currency, the second-largest cryptocurrency is at the heart of a platform that aims to transform the internet.
Some say the world’s leading cryptocurrency will hit six figures before Christmas. Are they right?
An increasing number of individuals and companies are now investing in Bitcoin, the world’s largest and first fully-functioning cryptocurrency. But why? And which way is the market headed?
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Professor of Law, University of East London
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Director of UWA Centre for Software Practice, The University of Western Australia
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Senior lecturer, Canberra School of Government, University of Canberra
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Director of the Centre for Digital Finance, Associate Professor in Finance, University of Southampton
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Professor of Economics, RMIT University
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Professor and Head, School of Business, Monash University Malaysia
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Senior Lecturer in Business and Commercial Law, Lancaster University
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Hon Associate Professor. Research interests - AI and the law; Social relationships of trust; Sustainable futures, Australian National University
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Professor of International Finance and Commodities, Trinity College Dublin
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Associate Dean, Research and Innovation, University of Salford
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