Cryptocurrency Mining Health Risks
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•Potential health hazards of cryptocurrency mines laid bare by scientists
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Cryptocurrency, a virtual currency that harnesses the blockchain, uses a network of computers to report transactions between users.
The process of completing these calculations is very energy-intensive, and it becomes exponentially more difficult over time.
In the U.S. alone, cryptocurrency mining is estimated to represent around 0.6% to 2.3% of all electricity consumption.
Without data on the locations and energy use of crypto mines, it will be impossible to fully understand the health implications of mining.
Willis and her co-authors are now trying to figure out the best way to locate these mines.
Only then, they say, might these predictions about the health impacts of the mines be confirmed.
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