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Artificial intelligence (AI) is rapidly becoming the largest energy hog within worldwide digital infrastructure. In my latest research, published in the academic journal Joule today, I show that AI systems

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In recent years it has become well known that cryptocurrency networks such as the Bitcoin network are energy intensive systems. As of 2024, Bitcoin mining operates on more than 16

Continue readingA deep dive into cryptocurrency decentralization

It has been nine years since Digiconomist was first launched with the objective of “exposing the unintended consequences of digital trends.” For a big part of these nine years, the

Continue readingPowering AI could use as much electricity as a small country

It wasn’t long ago non-fungible tokens (NFTs) were making headlines for their excessive environmental impact. Most of these NFTs were making use of the Ethereum blockchain or a related platform,

Continue readingThe Latest Hype in NFTs is a Climate Disaster: On-Chain Bitcoin NFTs

A new article published in the peer-reviewed journal “Patterns” has caught the attention of various mainstream media such as the BBC and Bloomberg. The article by Digiconomist-founder Alex de Vries,

Continue readingNew research highlights success of Ethereum’s merge