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Bitcoin's Growing Carbon Footprint
Episode 23

Bitcoin's Growing Carbon Footprint

The Defrag · Lawson Media

March 2, 202222m 37s

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Show Notes

Bitcoin is the most popular cryptocurrency, but using it comes at a significant cost to our environment. A new research paper has found that the carbon impact of Bitcoin increased significantly since China banned cryptocurrencies last year. So why are we seeing Bitcoin's carbon footprint grow?


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