Study reveals Cryptocurrency mining energy consumption in China alone will be higher than Italy in three years


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04/09/2021 07:22 AM | source: tweakers.net | 0 comment(s) 80% of the world's crypto mining happens in China. Electricity consumption from China's Bitcoin mining operations will pass Italy's electricity consumption by 2024. That's what scientists say in Nature. "Without timely intervention, the climate efforts that the country did will be nullified," they say. According to the researchers, this is due to the cheap electricity in the country and the relatively easy access to mining parts from manufacturers reports tweakers.net Bitcoin is using the most energy per transaction and coin mined, other cryptos are to follow suit. Four out of ten...