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Science • 3 years ago

A single bitcoin transaction generates the same amount of electronic waste as throwing two iPhones in the bin, according to Dutch central bank and MIT.

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A single bitcoin transaction generates the same amount of electronic waste as throwing two iPhones in the bin, according to Dutch central bank and MIT.

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Science • 3 years ago

Waste from one bitcoin transaction ‘like binning two iPhones’

www.theguardian.com

Study highlights vast churn in computer hardware that the cryptocurrency incentivises

Imagine recycling cryptonerds into compost.

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3 years ago
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