diff --git a/Alex_de_Vries.yml b/Alex_de_Vries.yml new file mode 100644 index 0000000..7116377 --- /dev/null +++ b/Alex_de_Vries.yml @@ -0,0 +1,61 @@ +################### +# Alex de Vries, Bitcoin Sunstainability Researcher, Founder of Digiconomist + + +- quote: | + Bitcoin electronic waste generation is at 10.324 kilotonnes per year + (comparable to a country like Luxembourg) - see bitcoinelectronicwaste.com + + A footprint of 91.2 grams per unique transaction + (equal to the weight of 1.4 'C'-size batteries or 2 golf balls). + date: 2020-12-30 + source: https://twitter.com/DigiEconomist/status/1344290390296424448 + + +- quote: | + The latest Bitcoin energy consumption index is 77.782 TWh per year + (comparable to a country like Chile) - see bitcoinenergyconsumption.com + + The energy footprint per unique transaction is 690.8 kWh (enough to power 1 U.S. household for 23.7 days) + + > Austrian Maximalists comments: + > Bitcoin will drive a renewable energy revolution. + date: 2020-12-29 + source: https://twitter.com/DigiEconomist/status/1343920982990467073 + + +- quote: | + Bitcoin's TWh usage results in a carbon footprint of 36.95 MtCO2 + (comparable to a country like New Zealand) - see bitcoinenergyconsumption.com + + The carbon footprint per unique transaction is 327.50 kgCO2 (equivalent to 725,861 VISA transactions) + date: 2020-12-29 + source: https://twitter.com/DigiEconomist/status/1343920982113841152 + + +- quote: | + Note that the share of fossil fuel based energy has been on the rise this year + due to the growing popularity of countries like Kazakhstan. + This is only expected to rise further: Reuters News - + Kazakhstan in talks on $700 million in cryptocurrency mining projects + date: 2020-12-16 + source: https://twitter.com/DigiEconomist/status/1339200659120291841 + + +- quote: | + Fact: the majority of energy used by bitcoin miners is still sourced from fossil fuels. + Here's another independent study released just this month confirming that: + Bitcoin Carbon Footprint - Mining Pools Based Estimate Methodology + + Also note that even surveyed miners earlier this year didn't claim more than 40% "green". + date: 2020-12-16 + source: https://twitter.com/DigiEconomist/status/1339197079105785861 + + +- quote: | + The latest Ethereum energy consumption index is 14.014 TWh per Year/1.3 Mil US households (+0.45%) - + see ethereumenergyconsumption.com + + 33 KWh per unique transaction (powers 1 US household for 1.1 days) + date: 2020-12-24 + source: https://twitter.com/DigiEconomist/status/1342123482281349121