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image captionCan bitcoin mining provide a boost to renewable energy usage?
Tesla chief Elon Musk has agreed with Twitter boss Jack Dorsey, who has said that bitcoin incentivises renewable energy, despite experts warning otherwise.
The cyrptocurrency s carbon footprint is as large of some of the world s biggest cities, studies suggest.
But Mr Dorsey claims that could change if bitcoin miners worked hand-in-hand with renewable energy firms.
One expert said it was a cynical attempt to greenwash bitcoin.
China, where more than two-thirds of power is from coal, accounts for more than 75% of bitcoin mining around the world.
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Bitcoin Value Leaps Over the $31K Handle, BTC Sees an All-Time Price High in 2021
The price of bitcoin has crossed a new all-time high on Saturday morning (EST), spiking over $31k per coin. At around 8:43 a.m., bitcoin’s value climbed to $31,417 per unit with roughly $12 billion in global trade volume.
Bitcoin (BTC) has surpassed the $31k price zone, and has jumped very close to the $32k range. At around 8:43 a.m. (EST), the crypto asset spiked to $31,417 per bitcoin reaching another all-time price high.
BTC is up 5% during the last 24 hours, 15% for the week, 58% during the last month, and 187% for the 90-day span. Over the course of the last 12 months against the U.S. dollar, bitcoin (BTC) has gained 315%.