Monday, June 17, 2019

READING MONDAY: Bitcoin leaves a carbon footprint as large as Las Vegas, study finds

READING MONDAY: Bitcoin leaves a carbon footprint as large as Las Vegas, study finds

Source: https://edition.cnn.com/2019/06/14/tech/bitcoin-carbon-footprint-trnd/index.html

A new study found that the cryptocurrency Bitcoin requires a lot of electricity, leaving a significant carbon footprint -- one that rivals the environmental impact of Las Vegas or a small country like Sri Lanka.
Each year, Bitcoin generates about 22 megatons in CO2 emissions, the researchers estimate.



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