Hass McCookComparing Bitcoin’s Environmental Impact…NOTE: The methodology and underlying figures (specifically, emission rates for gold and banking) mentioned throughout are generally…5 min read·Apr 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…4 min read·Feb 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.10 min read·Dec 29, 2019--2--2
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…9 min read·Dec 19, 2019----
Hass McCookBitcoin Celebrates its 20th Birthday with a New HighWednesday, January 3rd, 20294 min read·Jan 25, 2019--2--2
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…5 min read·Jan 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…3 min read·Jan 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…4 min read·Jan 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…4 min read·Nov 22, 2018--2--2
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.2 min read·Nov 22, 2018----