Our Writing
Original essays and summaries of our own research working papers and article.
Content
Bitcoin Mining and Methane Mitigation: Economic Model
Full article summary: Rudd, M.A., Jones, M., Sechrest, D., Batten, D., Porter, D., 2024. An integrated landfill-gas-to-energy and Bitcoin mining framework. Journal of Cleaner Production. In press.
Bitcoin is full of surprises
Full article summary: Rudd, M.A., 2023. Bitcoin is full of surprises. Challenges 14, 27. In this article, I argue that a Pragmatist approach can help reconcile left-leaning progressive values with Bitcoin’s potentially diverse benefits affecting causes important for progressives.
Economic integration of Bitcoin mining in renewable energy and grid management
Our findings suggest that Bitcoin mining can help reduce wasted renewable energy, provide financial benefits to renewable energy producers, and lower electricity prices for consumers.
The Bitcoin Games
Applying a game theory lens to Bitcoin can help build understanding about the current state of Bitcoin adoption, as well as forward-looking strategies to nudge the direction that the Bitcoin space evolves.
40 questions for shaping a policy-salient Bitcoin research agenda
Full article summary: Rudd, M.A., 2024. 40 questions for shaping a policy-salient Bitcoin research agenda, SSRN preprint.
Bitcoin and its energy, environmental, and social impacts: an assessment of key research needs in the mining sector
In this post, I run one of my own articles through the AI summarizaton process: Rudd, M.A., et al 2023. Bitcoin and its energy, environmental, and social impacts: an assessment of key research needs in the mining sector. Challenges 14, 47.
