Skull of Satoshi, a sculpture by Benjamin Von Wong highlighting the environmental impression of bitcoin
VonWong/Skull Of Satoshi/Greenpeace weblog.vonwong.com/cranium/
The quantity of electrical energy used to mine and commerce bitcoin climbed to 121 terawatt-hours in 2023, 27 per cent greater than the earlier yr. While different cryptocurrencies in the identical place have made daring adjustments to lower their impression, bitcoin’s decentralised group of builders, miners and traders are displaying little curiosity in altering course. If bitcoin can not clear up its personal home, ought to governments step in to shut it down?
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