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Bitcoin's E-Waste Problem is Hiding in Plain Sight - Greenpeace USA

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The article discusses the environmental impacts of Bitcoin's growing popularity, highlighting issues such as e-waste from obsolete mining hardware and the need for energy-intensive ASICs caused by Bitcoin's proof-of-work protocol. It suggests that changing Bitcoin's consensus mechanism could reduce environmental harm. BlackRock's interest signifies mainstream financial investment in Bitcoin.

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