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Wednesday, June 30, 2021

Bitcoin - Financial Risks and Environmental Concerns

Why China Is Cracking Down on Bitcoin Mining and What It Could Mean for Other Countries
https://time.com/6051991/why-china-is-cracking-down-on-bitcoin-mining-and-what-it-could-mean-for-other-countries/
 
Bitcoin miners exit China, beat a path to the U.S. as crypto climate shifts
https://www.washingtonpost.com/world/asia_pacific/bitcoin-mining-china-crypto-america/2021/06/17/0a39c3a8-c903-11eb-8708-64991f2acf28_story.html 
 
Bitcoin’s growing energy problem: ‘It’s a dirty currency’
https://www.ft.com/content/1aecb2db-8f61-427c-a413-3b929291c8ac 
 
Bitcoin’s True Social Cost Is Impossible to Ignore
https://www.bloomberg.com/opinion/articles/2021-05-25/bitcoin-s-btc-cost-to-society-is-impossible-to-ignore
 

Why we shouldn’t listen to crypto ‘experts’ 
https://www.ft.com/content/26283f09-c3df-4c7e-814c-65083b063d8a
Most are just insiders talking up their interests
 
After a 50% slump, the cryptocurrency’s speculative investment story won’t be so contagious.
https://www.bloomberg.com/opinion/articles/2021-06-23/bitcoin-btc-millionaires-aren-t-the-same-after-tumble-to-near-30-000 
 
The Dramatic Crash of a Buzzy Cryptocurrency Raises Eyebrows
https://www.nytimes.com/2021/06/28/business/dealbook/icp-cryptocurrency-crash.html