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Lately in print: CNBC, latest byline September 30, 2026.
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Michel Rauchs Helps Count Bitcoin's Watts, and Cambridge Recounts Them
Michel Rauchs co-designed Cambridge's Bitcoin electricity index, launched July 2, 2019, and a 2023 revision cut its 2021 estimate from 104.9 to 89.0 terawatt-hours.