Bitcoin’s energy efficiency will increase with adoption – proponent says
Popular BTC proponent Lyn Alden argues that contrary to claims, BTC energy consumption is not an "exponential problem."

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The uptick in BTC's hash rate is expected to lead to a 7% to 10% increase in mining difficulty.
Bitcoin and Ethereum Open Interest shows significantly more calls than puts, suggesting traders have flipped bullish.
Bitcoin's annualized 3-month futures basis just came out of deep backwardation. Every time this happened in the past, a price rally occurred within months.
Recent data shows that around 250,000 Bitcoin have entered the old coins zone in the last 30 days, by becoming last active over 6 months ago.
Poolin’s recent declines can be linked to its announcement of having liquidity problems, last September.
Bitcoin's implied volatility currently stands at a two-year low and shows that the derivatives market sees no major price movements in the near future.