It is not an environmental myth. Bitcoin mining consumes a huge amount of power. It doesn't matter where it comes from. It has an environmental impact. Dams kill fish, wind farms are not as environmentally friendly as some think due to the carbon footprint used to build, transport, and maintain them. Hell for that matter Tesla's and electric cars are not the environmentally friendly vehicles some seem to think. The strip mining used for the nickel in the batteries is an environmental catastrophe with entire mountain tops leveled, wildlife habitat destroyed, and toxin leaching into the water table, rivers, and streams.
You have probably heard of Bitcoin or Ethereum; you may have even heard stories of people getting rich quickly from these and other types of cryptocurrency. However, you may not have thought of the possible environmental impacts of these digital currencies. This is due to the vast amount of...
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