Motherboard points out that using bitcoin is incredibly energy-intensive: "A single bitcoin transaction uses roughly enough electricity to power 1.57 American households for a day... That makes Bitcoin about 5,033 times more energy intensive, per transaction, than VISA"Read more in The Motherboard at Vice.
Tuesday, December 29, 2015
Is Bitcoin Unsustainable?
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Why Women Aren’t C.E.O.s, According to Women Who Almost Were
"It’s not a pipeline problem. It’s about loneliness, competition and deeply rooted barriers." Read more in the NYT .
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The Martin jetpack, a commercially developed jetpack, may soon be heading to a sky near you. Check out the Yahoo article . I want one (hint...
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"High tariffs and currency wars cost us big in the 1930s. We can avoid making the same mistakes again." Read the WSJ article .
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"It’s not a pipeline problem. It’s about loneliness, competition and deeply rooted barriers." Read more in the NYT .