Cost of crypto: report say US bitcoin as dirty as 6-million cars

25 September 2022 - 00:00 By Avi Asher-Schapiro

The carbon footprint of the US bitcoin industry is rising at breakneck speed, a report from environmental groups has found, now rivaling the emissions of 6-million cars each year...

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