Lorenzo VallecchiA new system of survivalBitcoin mining and AI data centers in renewable energy systems hint at a new hybridization of industries, moral codes, and business modelsSep 28Sep 28
Lorenzo VallecchiWhere bitcoin standsI have a friend who is politically on the left, progressive on social issues. He’s also skeptical about bitcoin. This article is for him.Dec 31, 2022Dec 31, 2022
Lorenzo VallecchiIs Bitcoin Mining’s Climate-Saving Potential Being Overestimated?Possible exaggerations about bitcoin’s contribution to climate action risk disappointing proponents and being exploited by critics.Aug 30, 2022Aug 30, 2022
Lorenzo VallecchiBitcoin Sunset Mining: Has Its Time Come?A discussion about putting a “sunset clause” to using stranded fossil gas to mine bitcoin.Jun 11, 2022Jun 11, 2022
Lorenzo VallecchiBitcoin City should be based on energy economics just as much as energy marketingWhy volcano energy alone might not be the best fit for El Salvador’s President’s dream city.Feb 12, 20221Feb 12, 20221
Lorenzo VallecchiIs the 2-week pace of Bitcoin’s Difficulty Adjustment Too Slow?If bitcoin mining & the power grid integrate into a single money-energy system, more frequent difficulty adjustments might be in order.Oct 17, 2021Oct 17, 2021
Lorenzo VallecchiBitcoin Is Neutral, Politically Agnostic, Fundamentally Non-AlignedThere is nothing in bitcoin the software, the network and the asset that preconditions it and its users to espouse “left” vs “right”…Sep 19, 2021Sep 19, 2021
Lorenzo VallecchiBitcoin and energy in the next 50 yearsWith the petrodollar fading, bitcoin and renewable energy can integrate in an Internet of networks — a new, more resilient, functionally…Feb 27, 2021Feb 27, 2021
Lorenzo VallecchiOn stranded natural gas and BitcoinStranded natural gas used to power Bitcoin mining is a false solution in search of a real problem. This article explores the relationship…Oct 19, 2020Oct 19, 2020
Lorenzo VallecchiinThe Capital“Bitcoin Wastes Electricity.”An Energy Efficiency Specialist Begs to DifferMay 28, 20193May 28, 20193