Everybody is familiar with money, but thanks to cryptocurrencies like Bitcoin, Dogecoin, Ethereum, Stellar, and Binance we can now exchange those boring
green presidential napkins for sexy
computer cash that’s easier to
lose, far more volatile, slaughters
the environment, and can’t be
exchanged for the vast majority of
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SOURCES:
https://www.nytimes.com/2021/01/12/technology/bitcoin-passwords-wallets-fortunes.html
https://digiconomist.net/bitcoin-electronic-waste-monitor/
https://azcoinnews.com/98-of-outdated-bitcoin-mining-rigs-will-continue-creating-piles-of-e-waste.html
https://www.theguardian.com/technology/2021/feb/27/bitcoin-mining-electricity-use-environmental-impact
https://www.theguardian.com/lifeandstyle/2021/jun/19/life-savings-in-crypto-generation-of-amateurs-hooked-on-high-risk-trading
https://www.bbc.com/news/business-56671488
https://www.bbc.com/news/technology-58678907
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