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CoinDesk Research: Does Bitcoin Have an Energy Problem?

Bitcoin does consume a lot of energy, but it also incentivizes renewable energy through improving economics and distribution.

Updated Sep 14, 2021, 12:45 p.m. Published Apr 22, 2021, 1:42 p.m.
A distributed datacenter designed to capture methane emissions from oil and gas operations to power bitcoin mining.
A distributed datacenter designed to capture methane emissions from oil and gas operations to power bitcoin mining.