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Bitcoin Hashrate Drops Over 45%, Xinjiang Grid Blackouts Blamed, BTC Price Slides 10%
18.4.2021
Since April 15, the Bitcoin network hashrate has dropped more than 49% after touching an all-time high at 218 exahash per second. Regional reports noted that in China the Xinjiang grid is having blackouts and “safety inspections.” Reports Claim Blackouts in Xinjiang, China Have Pushed...
Nic Carter takes aim at claims Bitcoin is an environmental disaster
31.3.2021
Carter argues that mining is concentrated in areas where there is an excess of energy
Everything to Remember Before The Falcon and the Winter Soldier
16.3.2021
Just two weeks after the end of WandaVision, the next story in the Marvel Cinematic Universe is ready to be told. (Which is nice considering we waited well over a year between the last two installments.) That story is called The Falcon and the Winter Soldier, and the six-episode Disney+ series will...
How to Fix Crypto Art NFTs' Carbon Pollution Problem
10.3.2021
The “crypto-” carbon crisis is evolving. And after years of low-key use, art and collectibles tied to what are known as non-fungible tokens (NFTs) have exploded into the global discourse as the Next Big Thing. Embedded with it, though, is an existential tension.Read more
Compare Which Presidents Had the Tackiest Office Decor
8.3.2021
The Oval Office is the closest thing the U.S. has to a throne room. It is the inner-sanctum of the presidency. Most of us know it through news broadcasts, photos published by the news media, and its many depictions in pop-culture, and we know there’s a desk, some flags, a couple couches, and...
Why Comparing Bitcoin to Visa Doesn’t Make Any Sense
14.2.2021
A reading of Nic Carter’s latest essay for CoinDesk on the inappropriateness of comparing the energy consumption of bitcoin and Visa transactions
Bitcoin Miners Buy Oversupplied Energy, Turn To Renewables - Nic Carter
10.2.2021
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Bitcoin (BTC) mining leaves a climate footprint, but renewable energy accounts for a considerable share of the process, according to Nic Carter, Founding Partner of blockchain-focused venture capital (VC) firm Castle Island Ventures.
“Bitcoin absolutely is...
Nic Carter’s Castle Island Ventures Closes $50M Investment Fund
8.2.2021
The early stage VC will continue to invest around its primary thesis: "that public blockchains are changing the world."
Wonder Woman 1984 Has One Great Thing Going for It
28.12.2020
Wonder Woman 1984 has been quite the lightning rod since its release. On the one hand, there’s the epic scope, complex romance, rousing score, and positive messages. It also has an incredible cast including Gal Gadot, Kirsten Wiig, Chris Pine, and Pedro Pascal. On the other hand, some have...
The Case for Bitcoin Banking (Despite Cred’s Bankruptcy)
10.11.2020
The failure of a Bitcoin bank reinforces the merit of a Bitcoin-based financial system, says our columnist
The Biggest Story in Crypto: The Stablecoin Surge and Power Politics
27.9.2020
Nic Carter appears on our new Opinionated podcast to discuss the $20 billion stablecoin phenomenon and its implications for the global financial system
Sorry, Governments, We’re Entering the Era of Private Money
7.9.2020
Whether the U.S. government likes it or not, the world is demanding crypto-dollars and the private market is ready to supply them
$16B Worth of Dollar-Pegged Cryptos: Stablecoins Add $100M a Day Since Mid-July
4.9.2020
Stablecoins have been gathering a lot of steam and settling massive value in recent months. Moreover, on Thursday, Coin Metrics’ executive Nic Carter mentioned on Twitter that “stablecoins have been adding $100 [million per day] since mid-July. While a number of dollar-pegged...
2020 Monsoon Season and Dam Stress Threatens Chinese Bitcoin Miners
24.7.2020
Digital currency proponents have been discussing the 2020 monsoon season in East Asia and how there’s a possibility it could wreak havoc on large bitcoin mining operations located in China. Recent estimates note that China has 50% of the world’s bitcoin mining capacity but if mining...
How the Fed Fans the Flame – The Best of The Breakdown June 2020
29.6.2020
Guests from the crypto investor Ari Paul to Harvard prof Dr. Vikram Mansharamani discuss bitcoin, the economy and social unrest
New Zealand Police Seize $91 Million From Russian Bitcoin Exchange Operator
23.6.2020
Police in New Zealand confiscated NZ$140 million ($91 million) from Russian bitcoin exchange operator Alexander Vinnik. Vinnik is the alleged owner of the collapsed BTC-e exchange. The funds were seized from bank accounts held by Canton Business Corporation, a New Zealand-registered company...
New York Fed’s ‘Bitcoin Is Just Another Fiat’ Claim Sparks Controversy
19.6.2020
Economists at the New York Federal Reserve think Bitcoin is a fiat currency. Nic Carter thinks the New York Fed is "insane."
A Vision for Digital Property Rights, Feat. Nic Carter
10.6.2020
Most people today look at social platforms like any other private company, but what if we saw them as alternative jurisdictions with a new set of property rights?
Wild Satoshi Theories: The Curious Case of Bitcoin Block 3654 from 2009
21.5.2020
On Wednesday, 50 bitcoin mined on February 9, 2009, was moved from the original address to a new address. The movement of coins caused a great commotion throughout the cryptocurrency community, as some individuals assumed it may have been the mysterious Satoshi Nakamoto. However, skeptics believe...
Nic Carter: ‘If You’re Not Radicalized, You’re Not Paying Attention’
31.3.2020
Castle Island Ventures and Coin Metrics co-founder joins to discuss cascading crises, crypto dollarization and the state of the bitcoin narrative