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IPCC cites cryptocurrency as factor of ‘future climate risks’

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The Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC), a United Nations entity tasked with analyzing climate change science, has published a new report last week in which it cited cryptocurrency as one of the technologies that might require more energy and might cause future climate risks.

According to the IPCC report, cryptocurrencies, with its reliance on data centers and information technology related to blockchain, might become a major global source of carbon dioxide emissions.

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