Bitcoin Impact on Climate Change Negligible, Nearly Half of Emissions From China

2019-11-20 22:00

Recently, it was reported that Bitcoin mining now consumes as much as a quarter percent of the entire world’s electricity supply, putting it on par or higher than many small nations. However, the actual emissions and impact on climate change, according to a new study, aren’t as negative as once believed.

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