General Article Bitcoin isn’t getting greener: four environmental myths about cryptocurrency debunked

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Peter Howson, Northumbria University, Newcastle

The price of bitcoin has reached US$50,000 (£36,095) – another all-time high. It’s hard to believe that 10,000 bitcoin would only buy a couple of pizzas ten years ago. It’s even stranger to think that bitcoins are completely virtual. You can’t ho...

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