The Truth about Bitcoin's Energy Use

Provided by: Grist |Published on: April 27, 2021
Videos Grades 6-8, 9-12

Synopsis

  • This video from Grist explains bitcoin, blockchains, and the energy use involved in cryptocurrency transactions. 
  • Students will learn how decentralized transactions work, how bitcoins get mined, the electricity used in these processes, possible solutions, and the counterarguments bitcoin supporters might have. 

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Subjects: Science, Economics, Civics, Computer Science
Authors: Grist
Region: North America, USA - Northeast, United States, Global
Languages: English

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