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Research Article
How Cryptocurrency Impacts the Environment
Field: Cryptocurrency
Author
Chaw Jia Lun, Ng Chee Yan, Wong Ven Vai, Ying Hwan Ni
Supervisor
Published 1st Sept 2021
Abstract
The cryptocurrency scene has taken the world by storm. Started in 2009, the first ever cryptocurrency was created by Satoshi Nakamoto called the Bitcoin. According to the Bitcoin white paper, the purpose of this digital currency is to create a decentralised transaction system that relies on a peer-to-peer operation; in other words, it relies on the users within the network itself to validate transactions. Given the idea of decentralisation, Bitcoin has gained popularity. Following that of Bitcoin, many other cryptocurrencies have also slowly emerged from the water.
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