(originally sent on Nov 30. Subscribe to our newsletter now) Hi Everyone, It’s been a stressful few weeks to start November for the United States. First, the election, to which some claim is not over. Then, the rampaging COVID outbreak, to which some act as if public health is not…

by Shannon Appelcline. As the Bitmark blockchain becomes more popular for NFTs, health data, music royalties and other types of digital property, we are frequently asked about the energy impact of the Bitmark blockchain and of blockchains in general. Energy & The Blockchain The energy usage of blockchains has been in the news a…

(originally sent on Oct 28. Subscribe to our newsletter now) Hi Everyone, A major discussion we’ve been continuing internally is about how Bitmark can make the control of digital rights accessible (applicable) to everyone. As hard as we’ve worked in the areas of personal data, healthcare, music, and art, there…

To: Bitmark Investors & Advisors From: Sean Moss-Pultz Note: This article series is taken from Sean’s quarterly letters to Bitmark investors. We share them publicly one quarter after they are written to give everyone a deeper, transparent look at Bitmark’s perspective of the world. Dear Investors & Advisors Bitcoin appears…

To: Bitmark Investors & Advisors From: Sean Moss-Pultz Note: This article series is taken from Sean’s quarterly letters to Bitmark investors. We share them publicly one quarter after they are written to give everyone a deeper, transparent look at Bitmark’s perspective of the world. Dear Investors & Advisors Observations (from…

On March 19th, at 10AM PST, Bitmark is proud to launch Feral File with the software art exhibition Social Codes curated by renowned artist and Processing programming language co-creator Casey Reas. The following is adapted from Close-Ups on Feral File. At Bitmark, we believe that agreements around digital property (data…

by Shannon Appelcline. In the last few years, headlines have blared that Bitcoin has grotesque energy costs. The Bitcoin Energy Consumption Index (Footnote 1) currently estimates 78 TWh a year. More importantly, in these years of climate change, which is a real, global crisis, they note a carbon footprint of…

To: Bitmark Investors & Advisors From: Sean Moss-Pultz Note: This article series is taken from Sean’s quarterly letters to Bitmark investors. We share them publicly one quarter after they are written to give everyone a deeper, transparent look at Bitmark’s perspective of the world. Dear Investors & Advisors I can…