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How to make cryptocurrency more sustainable

The billion-dollar cryptocurrency question: “Can bitcoin switch from fossil fuel to renewable energy?”

The billion-dollar cryptocurrency question: “Can bitcoin switch from fossil fuel to renewable energy?” Image: REUTERS/Dado Ruvic

Rahul Singh
President, HCLTech
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Bitcoin devours more electricity than many countries.
Bitcoin devours more electricity than many countries. Image: Statista/Cambridge Centre for Alternative Finance
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