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State-Sponsored Bitcoin Burning: Forensics and Implications

State-Sponsored Bitcoin Burning: Forensics and Implications

The March 2025 Oosthoek et al. working paper from Delft University of Technology reveals how unauthorized OP_RETURN transactions burned over 7 BTC, linking the activity to Russian intelligence operations.
Murray Rudd 20 Mar 2025
Power laws, Pareto distributions and Zipf's law

Power laws, Pareto distributions and Zipf's law

Full article summary: Newman, M.E.J., 2005. Power laws, Pareto distributions and Zipf's law. Contemporary Physics 46, 323-351. http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/00107510500052444
Murray Rudd 08 Dec 2024
Challenging Bias in the ECB’s Bitcoin Analysis

Challenging Bias in the ECB’s Bitcoin Analysis

Our paper critiques the recent working paper by Bindseil and Schaff (2024), which presents a negative assessment of Bitcoin’s long-term viability, framing it as a speculative asset with limited intrinsic value and significant risks.
Murray Rudd 22 Oct 2024
Integrating Bitcoin Mining with Renewable Energy: A Hedging Strategy for Electricity Price Volatility

Integrating Bitcoin Mining with Renewable Energy: A Hedging Strategy for Electricity Price Volatility

Full article summary: Bastian-Pinto, C.L., Araujo, F.V.d.S., Brandão, L.E., Gomes, L.L., 2021. Hedging renewable energy investments with Bitcoin mining. Renewable and Sustainable Energy Reviews 138, 110520.
Murray Rudd 29 Sep 2024
Integrating Bitcoin Mining into Biorefineries: Enhancing Economic Viability and Sustainability

Integrating Bitcoin Mining into Biorefineries: Enhancing Economic Viability and Sustainability

Full article summary: Semaan, G., Wang, G., Vo, Q.S., Kumar, G., 2024. The potential relationship between biomass, biorefineries, and Bitcoin. Sustainability 16, 7919.
Murray Rudd 15 Sep 2024

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