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By reading this page, you are extracting bitcoin – Quartz

[ad_1] This article has been corrected. If you clicked the button above, you're currently pulling out bitcoin, the math-based digital currency that has recently passed $ 1,000 on exchanges. Congratulations. (It will do no harm to your computer, we promise it). The new bitcoins are created approximately every 10 minutes …

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Bitcoin Mining takes more energy than extracting gold or platinum

[ad_1] Digital currencies, as in so-called cryptocurrencies like Bitcoin and Ethereum, may represent the future of our monetary system, but so far they have been terrible for the environment. This is the conclusion of the researchers of the Oak Ridge Institute for Science and Education (ORISE) in Cincinnati, Ohio. In …

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