Brooks admitted that “bitcoin miners appear to be causing environmental problems.” However, he said Bitfury has taken steps to reduce the industry’s climate impact. For example, Bitfury has designed technology that makes cooling computers and data centers more efficient and reduces the environmental footprint of activities.
The long tail on Solana’s (SOL) Nov. 8 candlestick shows buying at the centerline of the ascending channel. However, the bulls could not build on this advantage as strong selling at higher levels pulled the price below the centerline on Nov. 9.

Funding: This work was supported by the Engineering and Physical Sciences Research Council (EPSRC). The funding was received by Ross Phillips (RP) via the DTC in Financial Computing & Analytics; reference number: EP/L015129/1; http://gow.epsrc.ac.uk/NGBOViewGrant.aspx?GrantRef=EP/L015129/1. The funders had no role in study design, data collection and analysis, decision to publish, or preparation of the manuscript.
All the signs, however, were there. Like previous bubbles, people were basing their belief in the cryptocurrency on their emotions, not any intrinsic value. Then there was the FOMO element, which only compounded things. Essentially, bitcoin became an international fever. Random companies were “pivoting to blockchain” for no apparent reason other than that it seemed like a way to create buzz. But when the bubble bursts, FOMO turns into fear of losing, which makes for an especially rapid plunge.