Hass McCookComparing Bitcoin’s Environmental Impact…NOTE: The methodology and underlying figures (specifically, emission rates for gold and banking) mentioned throughout are generally…Apr 22, 2021Apr 22, 2021
Hass McCookA Cover Letter to Ray DalioIn this epic piece, by Robert Breedlove takes a massive dive into Bitcoin, and presents one of the most solid cases for Bitcoin that’s out…Feb 26, 2020Feb 26, 2020
Hass McCookBitcoin As a StartupPeople hate Bitcoin analogies. But Bitcoin is so hard to understand for so many, concessions need to be made.Dec 29, 20192Dec 29, 20192
Hass McCookinThe Bitcoin TimesThe Passion of The BelieversAs always, we commence by sending thanks and good tidings to Satoshi Nakamoto — The Creator and First of the Believers, General of the…Dec 19, 2019Dec 19, 2019
Hass McCookBitcoin Celebrates its 20th Birthday with a New HighWednesday, January 3rd, 2029Jan 25, 20192Jan 25, 20192
Hass McCookBitcoin Mining Economics 101 — The Oversimplified VersionTo understand how to quantify the cost and sustainability of Bitcoin, we must understand what makes a miner tick. The following is a…Jan 15, 2019Jan 15, 2019
Hass McCookCalculating Bitcoin’s Energy Use — Accounting for the ASIC Supply ChainIn my recent 10-part article series study on The Cost & Sustainability of Bitcoin, I opened it with a piece on what my personal…Jan 9, 2019Jan 9, 2019
Hass McCookCost & Sustainability of Bitcoin (Dec 2018) — Executive SummaryAll data used in this piece is as at Block 556,416 mined on 31 December 2018 (EoY), the 276th Difficulty Change. Network Difficulty was…Jan 8, 2019Jan 8, 2019
Hass McCookThe Bitcoin Bell-Curve — A Long-Term Solution to Global Wealth & Income InequalityThe bell-curve is a beautiful thing, and usually stands up in nature. A large amount of the population gather around the mean, and smaller…Nov 22, 20182Nov 22, 20182
Hass McCookBitcoin’s Hash Rate / Difficulty HistoryAccording to https://diff.cryptothis.com/, we are on track for an 11.68% drop in Network Difficulty this difficulty epoch.Nov 22, 2018Nov 22, 2018
