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Dec 8, 2022

Oversight of cryptocurrency — particularly its environmental impacts is long overdue

What happens when smoke and mirrors burn the planet? While the epic collapse of overhyped digital currencies and exchanges makes front page news, the environmental damage from cryptocurrency mining is hiding in plain sight.  Especially for energy-guzzling “proof of work” cryptocurrencies like Bitcoin. Read more.

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