What exactly is cryptocurrency anyway?
A basic rundown of Bitcoin and other cryptos, beyond the hype.
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Bitcoin now consumes more energy than Argentina
As Bitcoin's price surges, so does its carbon footprint.
Bitcoin’s energy consumption is the same as a small country
Did you know that Bitcoin is a significant contributor to global warming?
Mining cryptocurrencies consumes as much energy as mining precious metals
More evidence that Bitcoin and other cryptocurrencies have a negative environmental impact.
How the cryptocurrency boom could make or break Iceland’s economy
Iceland is welcoming a new generation of miners.
Bitcoin to consume 0.5% of the world’s electricity — as much as Ireland
Bitcoin may have made some people rich, but it also consumed a lot of energy and produced a lot of ...
Crypto mining is using almost as much power as Greece
Bitcoin and Ethereum emit as much greenhouse gases as 6.8 million average European inhabitants
One man pushed Bitcoin from $100 to over $1,000 a pop in two months’ time, new research reports
You have one chance to guess if he did it through fraud or not. (Hint: it was fraud).
How bitcoin’s blockchain could mark an end to corruption
Bitcoin's blockchain database is shared by all nodes participating in a system - that's more computing power than Google has. ...
Algorithm predicts the Price of Bitcoin – Developers Double Their Investment in 50 Days
A team at MIT has developed a prediction algorithm that allows them to determine when the price of the infamous ...
Cicada 3301: A puzzle for the brightest minds, posted by an unknown, mysterious organization
It's perhaps the most enigmatic and intriguing thing on the internet, which promises an "epiphany" when you solve it. No one ...