Renewable energy won't make Bitcoin 'green,' but tweaking its mining mechanism might

Thursday, March 14, 2019 - 12:34 in Physics & Chemistry

The cryptocurrency Bitcoin is known for its energy footprint. Now, a researcher suggests that renewable hydropower production cannot supply the large quantities of energy needed to power machinery used to validate Bitcoin transactions.

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