Bitcoin Could Consume as Much Energy as Denmark by 2020

Posted on April 3, 2016

Bitcoin (Rick Bowmer / AP)
A recent study on the energy consumption of Bitcoin transactions revealed that the digital currency may consume as much electricity as Denmark by 2020.

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