Iceland Could Use More Energy Mining Bitcoin Than Powering Homes in 2018

Yale e360
Feb 12, 2018, 2:13 pm118 pts
Iceland is expected to use more energy processing Bitcoin transactions in 2018 than it uses to power its homes, consuming some 840 gigawatt-hours of electricity related to the cryptocurrency this year, according to the Icelandic energy firm HS Orka, several news outlets reported. Read more on E360 →

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