Is Bitcoin Good for the Environment?

Earth911
By Brian BrassawMay 25, 2018, 7:00 am108 pts
In 2009, the elusive Satoshi Nakamoto published a white paper about bitcoin. Shortly thereafter, the first bitcoin transaction took place. At the time, there was no estimated dollar value of a bitcoin. Fast-forward to December 2017, and bitcoin was trading at over $18,000 per coin. While the bitcoin price has…

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