The lifespan of specialised computer chips used for mining Bitcoin is 1.29 years

A single shitcoin transaction generates the same amount of electronic waste as throwing two iPhones in the garbage. Photo: In 2020 the bitcoin network processed 112.5m transactions. Photograph: Rafael Henrique/SOPA Images/Rex/Shutterstock 17 September 2021 | Alex Hern | The Guardian A […]