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'Green' bitcoin alternative Chia is leading to hard disc shortages

A cryptocurrency called Chia that is mined using large numbers of hard discs and claims to be less energy-intensive than bitcoin is causing hardware shortages as it becomes more popular

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Mining bitcoin requires a lot of computer power

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Bitcoin mining emissions in China will hit 130 million tonnes by 2024

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What are NFTs?

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Non-fungible tokens (NFTs)

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Bitcoin's climate change impact may be much smaller than we thought

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Working hypothesis: From Pokémon Sleep to David Camerson

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Working hypothesis: from buzzwords to Amazon workers

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Working hypothesis: From Japanese phone numbers to Woody Harrelson

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It now costs more to make bitcoin than the cryptocurrency is worth

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Hackers are stealing computer power to make millions in cryptocurrency

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Bitcoin has become an environmental, as well as financial, disaster

We should be celebrating bitcoin's downfall. What began as an interesting experiment now consumes enough electricity to power 4 million US homes

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Bitcoin's price is plummeting – will the cryptocurrency survive?

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Venezuela’s cryptocurrency is about much more than its economic crisis

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Why the end of cash could cause a new data disaster

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How to think about... The blockchain

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