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.25 min read·Dec 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.15 min read·Aug 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.19 min read·Jun 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.10 min read·Feb 12, 2022--1--1
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.18 min read·Oct 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”…29 min read·Sep 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…49 min read·Feb 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…13 min read·Oct 19, 2020----
Lorenzo VallecchiinThe Dark Side“Bitcoin Wastes Electricity.”An Energy Efficiency Specialist Begs to Differ8 min read·May 28, 2019--3--3