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The mining bitcoin uses more energy than Denmark: study

[ad_1] Extracting a dollar value of cryptocurrency as bitcoins from the deep Web consumes three times more energy than digging a gold dollar, the researchers said on Monday. Now there are hundreds of virtual currencies and an unknown number of server farms all over the world that run all day …

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The mining bitcoin consumes more energy than Denmark

[ad_1] Now there are hundreds of virtual currencies and an unknown number of server farms all over the world The representation of the virtual Bitcoin currency standing on the PC motherboard is visible in this illustrated image, February 3, 2018. PHOTO: REUTERS PARIS: Extracting a dollar value of cryptocurrency as …

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Bitcoin mining now burns more energy than producing precious metals, including gold – Hardware – Finance – Networking

[ad_1] Energy demands for the extraction of four major cryptocurrencies, including Bitcoin, outweighed the energy costs of extracting real metals such as gold and copper, according to US environmental researchers. Data mining cryptocurrencies involve increasingly complex calculations to confirm new transactions and add them to the decentralized accounting on which …

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Bitcoin mining requires more energy than searching for GOLD

[ad_1] What is a Bitcoin? Bitcoin is what is called "crypto-currency". It's the Internet money version – a single piece of digital property that can be transferred from one person to another. Bitcoins are generated using an open source computer program to solve complex mathematical problems. This process is known …

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