Cryptodamages: Monetary value estimates of the air pollution and human health impacts of cryptocurrency mining
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Cryptocurrency mining uses significant amounts of energy as part of the proof-of-work time-stamping scheme to add new blocks to the chain. Expanding u…
  • fidibus@lemmy.161.social
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    4 years ago

    Yeah at best it can be used to speculate, just with gold etc.

    But that’s really the most use for it…