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The environmental burden of the United States’ #bitcoin #mining #boom
Source: nature.com/articles/s41467-025…
From mid-2022 to mid-2023, the 34 mines consumed 32.3 terawatt-hours of #electricity — 33% more than Los Angeles—85% of which came from #fossil #fuels.
#btc #usa #earth #environment #climate #finance #politics #Problem #money #nature #emissions #crypto #hype #blockchain
The environmental burden of the United States’ bitcoin mining boom - Nature Communications
The paper maps air pollution from power plants supplying electricity to US Bitcoin mines. It finds that 1.9 million people in 2022-2023 breathed toxic amounts of Bitcoin mine attributable pollution, particularly around New York City and Houston.Nature
