Scorched Earth? Making Sense of Crypto Mining and Energy Use

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About Event

This is part of ACJR’s Off the Record series, a peer-to-peer method for journalists to get up to speed on all things crypto.

In this session, we’ll look at proof-of-work mining, the mechnism that Bitcoin and Ethereum use to secure their blockchains, and which also happen to consume vast amounts of electricity. What is the carbon impact of mining? How much renewable energy is used? This is a deeply ideological and partisan topic, so it’s extremely tricky territory for reporters who are not familiar with the contours of the argument.

Join attendees from: Fortune, CNBC, CoinDesk, Forbes, HFM Global, Blockworks, the Street, The Block, Business Post

Agenda

10 minute talk by Michel Rauchs (@mrauchs), Paradigma and research affiliate at the Cambridge Centre for Alternative Finance.

Panel to take your questions:

Apolline Blandin (@apollineblandine), research affiliate at Cambridge Centre for Alternative Finance.
Wolfie Zhao (@wolfiezhao), Asia editor at The Block
Michel Rauchs (@mrauchs), Paradigma and research affiliate at the Cambridge Centre for Alternative Finance.
Anna Baydakova (@baidakova), reporter at CoinDesk
Will Foxley (@wsfoxley), Compass Mining and CoinDesk TV

Off the Record sessions really are off the record, and we abide by Chatham House rules.

Off the Record sessions are only open to journalists and researchers.

*This session was originally the CBDC session, but we pivoted it due to popular demand. We’re also holding it earlier so that our Asian members can join us.

About the Association of Cryptocurrency Journalists and Researchers (ACJR)
The ACJR is a professional body that recognises the best journalism and research on cryptocurrencies and blockchains.

This event is underwritten by ACJR member Yap Global