Lucas R. F. Henneman

2 months ago | nature.com | Gianluca Guidi |Francesca Dominici |Gabriel Dance |Lucas R. F. Henneman |Edgar Castro |Falco J. Bargagli-Stoffi

AbstractBitcoin mines—massive computing clusters generating cryptocurrency tokens—consume vast amounts of electricity. The amount of fine particle (PM2.5) air pollution created because of their electricity consumption and its effect on environmental health is pending. In this study, we located the 34 largest mines in the United States in 2022, identified the electricity-generating plants that responded to them, and pinpointed communities most harmed by Bitcoin mine-attributable air pollution.