Bitcoin’s inconvenient truth
Processing Bitcoin transactions uses more electricity than the entire country of Kazakhstan.
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Show Notes
Cryptocurrencies are more popular than ever. But they require a mind-boggling amount of electricity to operate. The Verge's Justine Calma (@justcalma) explains whether crypto can go green.
References:
- Read Justine’s piece on the movement to make crypto go green here
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- - Host: Teddy Schleifer (@teddyschleifer)
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