When Good Research Goes Bad

Did you know that the most-cited research on Bitcoin and energy use - the studies that for years have been used to shape policy, regulation, and public opinion - are based on flawed methods?

Today we’re delving back in our CRO Simon’s research archives and discussing the paper that put the Digital Asset Research Institute (DARI) on the map. The paper: Runaway Citations and the Persistence of Bitcoin Misinformation, was co-authored by Simon and Dr. Rian Dewhurst of Würzburg University.

It shows how a handful of poorly executed papers have dominated global discourse about Bitcoin’s environmental impact for nearly a decade.