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Lorenzo Vallecchi

Lorenzo Vallecchi

Where bitcoin stands

I 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 readDec 31, 2022

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Where bitcoin stands

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Lorenzo Vallecchi

Is 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 readAug 30, 2022

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Is Bitcoin Mining’s Climate-Saving Potential Being Overestimated?

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Lorenzo Vallecchi

Bitcoin Sunset Mining: Has Its Time Come?

A discussion about putting a “sunset clause” to using stranded fossil gas to mine bitcoin.

19 min readJun 11, 2022

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Bitcoin Sunset Mining: Has Its Time Come?

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Lorenzo Vallecchi

Bitcoin City should be based on energy economics just as much as energy marketing

Why volcano energy alone might not be the best fit for El Salvador’s President’s dream city.

10 min readFeb 12, 2022

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Bitcoin City should be based on energy economics just as much as energy marketing

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Lorenzo Vallecchi

Is 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 readOct 17, 2021

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Is the 2-week pace of Bitcoin’s Difficulty Adjustment Too Slow?

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Lorenzo Vallecchi

Bitcoin Is Neutral, Politically Agnostic, Fundamentally Non-Aligned

There is nothing in bitcoin the software, the network and the asset that preconditions it and its users to espouse “left” vs “right”…

29 min readSep 19, 2021

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Bitcoin Is Neutral, Politically Agnostic, Fundamentally Non-Aligned

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Lorenzo Vallecchi

Bitcoin and energy in the next 50 years

With the petrodollar fading, bitcoin and renewable energy can integrate in an Internet of networks — a new, more resilient, functionally…

49 min readFeb 27, 2021

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Bitcoin and energy in the next 50 years

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Lorenzo Vallecchi

On stranded natural gas and Bitcoin

Stranded natural gas used to power Bitcoin mining is a false solution in search of a real problem. This article explores the relationship…

13 min readOct 19, 2020

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On stranded natural gas and Bitcoin

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Lorenzo Vallecchi
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The Dark Side

“Bitcoin Wastes Electricity.”

An Energy Efficiency Specialist Begs to Differ

8 min readMay 28, 2019

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“Bitcoin Wastes Electricity.”

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Lorenzo Vallecchi

Lorenzo Vallecchi

Italy-based renewable energy specialist with >20 years of experience in operations, consulting & journalism in Italy, Canada, & the Middle East.

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