Why bitcoin mining sucks up so much electricity

http://ift.tt/wEcZxH bitcoin speculation frenzy reached a fever pitch at the end of 2017, and along with interest in the cryptocurrency, people are learning more about the technology behind it—and the electricity required to keep it up. Bitcoin mining “guzzles energy,” Wired declares. The process “uses more electricity ...

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