The mining of Bitcoin globally is now using enough electricity annually to power a country the equivalent size of the UAE - and consumption is growing. Can warnings over cryptocurrencies' carbon footprint challenge help us reimagine how we utilise energy resources? And amid a rising tide of digital assets, what can be learned from Bitcoin's shift to renewable energy? Host Mustafa Alrawi, assistant editor-in-chief, and co-host Kelsey Warner, future editor, discuss all this in this week's episode.
In this episode:
Bitcoin's energy consumption (0m 55s) What is Bitcoin mining? (2m 24s) Why is there a market for Bitcoin? (6m 45s) Bitcoin's role in an energy transition (8m 30s)
