Bitcoin consumes ‘more electricity than Argentina’
Bitcoin uses more electricity annually than the whole of Argentina, analysis by Cambridge University suggests.
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Bitcoin uses more electricity annually than the whole of Argentina, analysis by Cambridge University suggests.
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