From the abstract: (Note: this is a separate problem from the electricity usage that was already widely discussed.)
From the abstract:
Here we present a methodology to estimate Bitcoin's e-waste and find that it adds up to 30.7 metric kilotons annually, per May 2021. This number is comparable to the amount of small IT and telecommunication equipment waste produced by a country like the Netherlands.
(Note: this is a separate problem from the electricity usage that was already widely discussed.)
From the abstract:
(Note: this is a separate problem from the electricity usage that was already widely discussed.)