Bitcoin alternatives could provide a green solution to energy-guzzling cryptocurrencies

Some alternative cryptocurrencies, called 'altcoins', demand far less electrical power than bitcoin.

Kamran Mahroof, Assistant Professor, Supply Chain Analytics, University of Bradford • conversation
July 12, 2021 • ~7 min

Bitcoin: China's crackdown isn't enough – only a global effort can stop crypto's monstrous energy demand

Chinese bitcoin mining could consume as much energy as the whole of the UK by 2024.

Peter Howson, Senior Lecturer in International Development, Northumbria University, Newcastle • conversation
June 4, 2021 • ~8 min

NFTs: why digital art has such a massive carbon footprint

NFTs don't even exist in the real world, but the market around them has a big effect on the planet.

Peter Howson, Senior Lecturer in International Development, Northumbria University, Newcastle • conversation
April 1, 2021 • ~7 min

How nonfungible tokens work and where they get their value – a cryptocurrency expert explains NFTs

NFTs are made the same way as crypto coins, but where every crypto coin is like every other, each NFT is a unique digital item – from images to sound files to text.

Dragan Boscovic, Research Professor of Computing, Informatics and Decision Systems Engineering, Arizona State University • conversation
March 31, 2021 • ~10 min

NFT art: the bizarre world where burning a Banksy can make it more valuable

A blockchain company has bought a piece of Banksy artwork worth US$95,000 and burnt it.

Paul J Ennis, Lecturer/Assistant Professor in Management Information Systems, University College Dublin • conversation
March 5, 2021 • ~7 min

Estonia is a 'digital republic' – what that means and why it may be everyone's future

Estonia has digitised 99% of its public services.

Ali Shahaab, PhD Candidate, Distributed Ledgers / Blockchain Technology, Cardiff Metropolitan University • conversation
Oct. 7, 2020 • ~8 min

Three ways blockchain could get the world to act against the climate crisis

A decentralised climate organisation, based on blockchain, could help get the world to work together to act against climate change.

Bernhard Reinsberg, Lecturer in International Relations, University of Glasgow • conversation
June 11, 2020 • ~9 min

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