Researchers allege Bitcoin’s climate impact closer to ‘digital crude’ than gold
University of New Mexico researchers claim that Bitcoin mining is almost as bad for the environment as beef production. 
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### Response: University of New Mexico researchers claim that Bitcoin mining is almost as bad for the environment as beef production. 