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RE: Bitcoin Mining - A Critical View On Its Environmental Impact!
No, mining "virtual gold" is safer than literal mining activity that destroys mountains/agricultural land just to dig in golds besides typical mining produces different wastes chemicals that could harm both the soil and the people.. Records also show that mining is dangerous for workers on field.. But on bitcoin mining only computers do the job no waste except electric power but considering that mining fields also consume a big amount of energy as well mining bitcoin is far more on the advantage. Virtual mining is more safe. :-) :-) =) both to the environment and to the workforce as well..
It´s safer for sure than the physical mining of gold but the real question is, do we really need it these days with the alternatives we got already?
im sorry im a bit confused which one you were asking for the need bitcoin or literal golds?
sorry hahaha
kinda both 😂 Bitcoin might be the new gold but we could run it without such a big amount of energy by using other technologies.
kinda both 😂 Bitcoin might be the new gold but we could run it without such a big amount of energy by using other technologies.
The hardware necessary to mine crypto is manufactured from materials physically mined. Materials including lead, copper, gold, aluminum, magnesium, silicon, zinc, mercury, ruthenium, neodymium, gallium, lutetium, tantalum, hafnium and rutherfordium. Also plastics, various alloys, lithium in batteries and so on. Plus there's the impact of manufacturing new components and disposal of old components. All seemingly important variables when considering environmental impact.