The ecological threat of bitcoin: raise global warming

in #life6 years ago

A new study published by Nature Climate Change concluded that the popularity of bitcoin has a weakness: it could be bringing greenhouse emissions to levels equivalent to those of a medium-sized country (such as Austria). This could catapult the planet to alarming levels of global warming if the cryptocurrency market continues to grow rapidly.

There is no doubt that the use of cryptocurrency valued at US $ 6,400 per unit is notable for its high levels of energy use as a result of miners trying to solve highly complex problems to make transactions and obtain new bitcoin. This requires more and more high-power and energy-demanding equipment.

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