Many are now discussing the question of whether Bitcoin can cause an environmental disaster?Earlier materials were already published about how much energy is consumed by mining, this is approximately thirty-five terawatt-hours per year, which is equivalent to Denmark. Yes, mining consumes more electricity than a European country.+ In addition, it is not known how many mining cars operate on low-carbon energy, for example, mining farms in Iceland using geothermal energy or the use of hydropower by miners in the state of Washington.
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