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Cryptocurrency and climate change

Cryptocurrencies like Bitcoin and Ethereum are the subject of growing concern about their energy consumption and potential impact on climate change. Why do some cryptocurrencies use so much energy, and what impact do they have on the climate? And, is there a greener alternative?


U.S. small towns take on energy-guzzling bitcoin miners Avi Asher-Schapiro
Elon Musk wants a greener bitcoin. Is it a plan or a pipedream? Reuters
How big is Bitcoin's carbon footprint? Reuters
What you need to know about NFTs, and crypto art's carbon crisis Sonia Elks
Crypto power: Can solar boost cheap, green homes in South Africa? Kim Harrisberg
Bitcoin craze triggers energy crisis in Abkhazia Umberto Bacchi
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