Bitcoin's 'Staggering' Energy Consumption Raises Climate Concerns

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By Olivia RosaneMar 1, 2021, 1:39 pm332 ptsTrending
As bitcoin's fortunes and prominence rise, so do concerns about its environmental impact. The process of mining the cryptocurrency is enormously energy intensive, so much so that it consumes more electricity in a year than Argentina or the Ukraine, according to the latest data from the Cambridge Bitcoin…

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