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Digital Assets Research Institute: promoting data-driven research on the ESG impact of Digital Assets

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Joined May 2024

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Most negative claims about Bitcoin's energy use in academic papers don't cite a source at all. We counted 3,324 negative claims with no source, against 2,390 that cite one or report the authors' own data. da-ri.org/second-hand-gl…
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Oct 29
We had AI read more than 7,000 academic papers on Bitcoin and energy. Not a sample - every mention of the two together, about 23,000 statements. Here's what the literature actually rests on: da-ri.org/second-hand-gl…
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Jul 17, 2025
Our latest report: Bring Only What You Can Carry explores the impact, past and future of Bitcoin on refugees and wealth preservation. You can read the report here: da-ri.org/articles/bring…
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Jul 9, 2025
This chart shows the issues with using outdated data to calculate energy mix, emissions intensity, or water use for #Bitcoin mining. The landscape changes significantly over time. Even data from just 3 years ago differs from today. Read more: da-ri.org/rebuttal/basha…
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Jul 8, 2025
In a paper by Bashari et al., the authors claim #Bitcoin has an outsized carbon footprint with overwhelmingly negative outcomes. But their analysis specifically excludes any potential benefits. Read @simonocollins discussion here:
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Rebuttal of “The environmental cost of cryptocurrency: Analysing CO₂ emissions in the 9 leading...
Our detailed rebuttal of Bashari et al. (2025) shows how outdated data, discredited sources, and one-sided methodology continue to distort the environmental narrative around Bitcoin mining.
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