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Bitcoin mining generates 30.7 kilotons e-waste annually – enough to cover Luxembourg’s e-waste five times
Bitcoin is estimated to annually generate e-waste equivalent to over five times that of Luxembourg’…
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Bitcoin miners got kicked out of China. Now they're sucking America dry.
Chinese-owned bitcoin mines are popping up in rural towns across the US. And they require massive a…
Taylor Dorrell
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FTX boss Sam Bankman-Fried believes bitcoin has no future as a payments network, because its 'proof of work' system means it can't scale up
The billionaire founder of crypto exchange FTX, Sam Bankman-Fried, told the FT that bitcoin won't b…
Zahra Tayeb
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European Union votes against banning Bitcoin-like cryptos that use proof-of-work method
A proposal to ban mining and transactions of energy-intensive cryptocurrencies like Bitcoin, Ethere…
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Bitcoin price surges: How to buy bitcoin
Here's everything you need to know about how to invest in bitcoin, from choosing an exchange and cr…
Simon Chandler
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Campaigners call for bitcoin miners to drop 'proof of work' to reduce their excessive use of energy
Greenpeace and other climate groups hope to tackle the excessive energy use in bitcoin mining by en…
Adam Morgan McCarthy
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New York has passed a bill placing a moratorium on cryptocurrency mining as state lawmakers seek to address environmental concerns
The bill targets proof-of-work crypto mining operations that burn fossil fuels. The state Senate pa…
Carla Mozée
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Proof-of-stake coins and exchange tokens have beaten the broader crypto market since 2019, Goldman Sachs finds
"Monitoring crypto's market segments may help determine which network features investors are reward…
Harry Robertson
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Proof-of-work crypto mining should be banned in the EU, says European markets regulator
"We need to have a discussion about shifting the industry to a more efficient technology," Erik The…
Phil Rosen
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An Indian home can live for a year with the energy it needs to mine a single Bitcoin
Bitcoin mining has long been criticised for being inefficient and a power guzzler. Now, a new repor…
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Bitcoin is undergoing a tech expansion that one expert says will drive 5-fold growth in just 2 years
Bitcoin programmers have been expanding the possibilities behind the blockchain. It could mean fres…
Filip De Mott
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From Solana to Chainlink to Chiliz, here are 15 altcoins headlining a world of tokens that extends well beyond bitcoin - and what they're all used for
Insider spoke with experts on the wide world of crypto beyond bitcoin. Here are the key concepts an…
Isabelle Lee
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China is now the world's 2nd-biggest bitcoin miner after activity bounced back from the government's crackdown
A surge in covert mining operations post-ban means China is now the world's second-largest location…
Hamza Fareed Malik
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Ether has rallied 50% over the last month, blowing past bitcoin's gains, ahead of 'merge' for Ethereum 2.0
Bitcoin — the biggest cryptocurrency by market cap — is up about 16.6% from a month ago, trading ar…
Phil Rosen
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FTX.US boss predicts ethereum and altcoins will eat away at bitcoin's market dominance, thanks to their proof-of-stake system
"Over time, we're just going to see less and less of the total market share come from just one asse…
Adam Morgan McCarthy
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Bitcoin's fair value is zero, and the latest boom will spark 'massive' collateral damage, ECB says
The ECB slammed bitcoin, describing the approval of spot ETFs in the US as "the naked emperor's new…
Yuheng Zhan
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Environmental impact of Bitcoin mining has gotten worse since China’s ban, according to a new study
Bitcoin industry groups have often claimed that green mining is gaining prominence. However, a new …