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ETH
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2.77%
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USDT
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0.02%
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$1,155.21
0.88%
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4.56%
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SOL
$183.92
5.52%
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USDC
$0.9999
0.00%
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TRX
$0.3153
1.61%
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DOGE
$0.1877
4.92%
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ADA
$0.6432
4.28%
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HYPE
$36.70
6.04%
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USDE
$0.9996
0.03%
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LINK
$17.38
4.34%
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3.88%
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4.79%
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SUI
$2.5177
6.57%
LEO logo
LEO
$9.5994
0.40%
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AVAX
$20.94
5.21%
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WBT
$41.19
1.98%
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HBAR
$0.1702
5.56%
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BTC
$108,185.79
2.56%
ETH logo
ETH
$3,890.16
2.77%
USDT logo
USDT
$1.0003
0.02%
BNB logo
BNB
$1,155.21
0.88%
XRP logo
XRP
$2.3098
4.56%
SOL logo
SOL
$183.92
5.52%
USDC logo
USDC
$0.9999
0.00%
TRX logo
TRX
$0.3153
1.61%
DOGE logo
DOGE
$0.1877
4.92%
ADA logo
ADA
$0.6432
4.28%
HYPE logo
HYPE
$36.70
6.04%
USDE logo
USDE
$0.9996
0.03%
LINK logo
LINK
$17.38
4.34%
BCH logo
BCH
$504.44
3.88%
XLM logo
XLM
$0.3108
4.79%
SUI logo
SUI
$2.5177
6.57%
LEO logo
LEO
$9.5994
0.40%
AVAX logo
AVAX
$20.94
5.21%
WBT logo
WBT
$41.19
1.98%
HBAR logo
HBAR
$0.1702
5.56%
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Everything We Want Costs Energy, Including Bitcoin

What’s essential is situating bitcoin mining and energy in a larger context.

By Benjamin Powers
Updated Sep 14, 2021, 12:45 p.m. Published Apr 22, 2021, 2:24 p.m.
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