Environmental cost of cryptocurrency mines

ScienceDaily
Nov 13, 2019, 9:26 am175 pts
Bitcoin, Ethereum, Litecoin and Monero - the names of digital-based 'cryptocurrencies' are being heard more and more frequently. But despite having no physical representation, could these new methods of exchange actually be negatively impacting our planet? It's a question being asked by researchers who are…

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