Bitcoin could be as bad for the planet as beef
5 mins | Oct 5, 2022
This massive polluter is flying under environmentalists' radar. Bitcoin's carbon footprint is steadily increasing yearly, with a 2021 research paper estimating that the total climate damages generated by mining could be as high as $12 billion over the past five years. Laura Millan Lombrana explains why the climate impact is comparable to farming cattle and shouldn't be left unchecked.
From Bloomberg