{"version":"1.0","provider_name":"Crypto Simple","provider_url":"http:\/\/3.26.50.104\/education","author_name":"user","author_url":"http:\/\/3.26.50.104\/education\/author\/user\/","title":"Bitcoin\u2019s energy consumption explained - Crypto Simple","type":"rich","width":600,"height":338,"html":"<blockquote class=\"wp-embedded-content\" data-secret=\"jSmz7H1wbl\"><a href=\"http:\/\/3.26.50.104\/education\/bitcoins-energy-consumption-explained\/\">Bitcoin\u2019s energy consumption explained<\/a><\/blockquote><iframe sandbox=\"allow-scripts\" security=\"restricted\" src=\"http:\/\/3.26.50.104\/education\/bitcoins-energy-consumption-explained\/embed\/#?secret=jSmz7H1wbl\" width=\"600\" height=\"338\" title=\"&#8220;Bitcoin\u2019s energy consumption explained&#8221; &#8212; Crypto Simple\" data-secret=\"jSmz7H1wbl\" frameborder=\"0\" marginwidth=\"0\" marginheight=\"0\" scrolling=\"no\" class=\"wp-embedded-content\"><\/iframe><script type=\"text\/javascript\">\n\/* <![CDATA[ *\/\n\/*! This file is auto-generated *\/\n!function(d,l){\"use strict\";l.querySelector&&d.addEventListener&&\"undefined\"!=typeof URL&&(d.wp=d.wp||{},d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage||(d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage=function(e){var t=e.data;if((t||t.secret||t.message||t.value)&&!\/[^a-zA-Z0-9]\/.test(t.secret)){for(var s,r,n,a=l.querySelectorAll('iframe[data-secret=\"'+t.secret+'\"]'),o=l.querySelectorAll('blockquote[data-secret=\"'+t.secret+'\"]'),c=new RegExp(\"^https?:$\",\"i\"),i=0;i<o.length;i++)o[i].style.display=\"none\";for(i=0;i<a.length;i++)s=a[i],e.source===s.contentWindow&&(s.removeAttribute(\"style\"),\"height\"===t.message?(1e3<(r=parseInt(t.value,10))?r=1e3:~~r<200&&(r=200),s.height=r):\"link\"===t.message&&(r=new URL(s.getAttribute(\"src\")),n=new URL(t.value),c.test(n.protocol))&&n.host===r.host&&l.activeElement===s&&(d.top.location.href=t.value))}},d.addEventListener(\"message\",d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage,!1),l.addEventListener(\"DOMContentLoaded\",function(){for(var e,t,s=l.querySelectorAll(\"iframe.wp-embedded-content\"),r=0;r<s.length;r++)(t=(e=s[r]).getAttribute(\"data-secret\"))||(t=Math.random().toString(36).substring(2,12),e.src+=\"#?secret=\"+t,e.setAttribute(\"data-secret\",t)),e.contentWindow.postMessage({message:\"ready\",secret:t},\"*\")},!1)))}(window,document);\n\/\/# sourceURL=http:\/\/3.26.50.104\/education\/wp-includes\/js\/wp-embed.min.js\n\/* ]]> *\/\n<\/script>\n","description":"\u2190 Back Bitcoin\u2019s energy consumption explained Bitcoin consumes more electricity than the whole of Argentina. Bitcoin requires the same amount of\u00a0energy\u00a0it would take to power\u00a0every\u00a0kettle in the UK for 27 years. One Bitcoin transaction is equivalent to 500,000 Visa swipes. You may have heard the old saying, \u2018There are three types of lies: Lies. Damn lies. And statistics.\u2019 And in the world of cryptocurrency, there are plenty of statistics. For Bitcoin to operate, massive amounts of energy is needed. This is undeniable and a serious issue. But given the media\u2019s tendency to paint things a little too simplistically, one should\u2026","thumbnail_url":"http:\/\/digitalsurge.com.au\/education\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/crypto_visual.png"}