A Curious Plan to Save the Environment With the Blockchain
An ecologist argues that cryptographically-sealed databases could starve out inefficiencies that are ruining the environment.
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Magic internet money—also known as cryptocurrency—is at an all-time high. The experts who watch this stuff predict that one bitcoin (the most famous cryptocurrency) will soon be worth $2,000.
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