Bitcoin Mining Requires More Power Than Is Used in 159 Nations

With the news of Bitcoin all-time high prices almost every week, it’s easy to forget that the world’s leading cryptocurrency is also setting new tops by other metrics almost as frequently. One of these is electricity consumption. According to an energy price comparison service in Britain, the environmental cost of mining Bitcoin might be far greater than most realise, or would prefer not to admit.
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