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  • Bitcoin Is Dirtier Than Ever

    Bitcoin Is Dirtier Than Ever

    Bitcoin proponents have long argued that miners moving to the U.S. can help lower the network’s carbon emissions. But a new paper out Friday finds that global shifts in the location of bitcoin miners driven by a crackdown in China last year have actually made bitcoin even dirtier. Thanks in part to fossil-fuelled grids in…


  • Bitcoin Miners Are Gobbling Up U.S. Energy

    Bitcoin Miners Are Gobbling Up U.S. Energy

    There’s a big new presence slurping up power from the U.S. grid, and it’s growing: bitcoin miners. New research shows that the U.S. has overtaken China as the top global destination for bitcoin mining and energy use is skyrocketing as a result.