{"id":"tp-2488","type":"article-newspaper","title":"Electricity wasted by idle devices in U.S. could power bitcoin network more than 4 times: Research","author":"Melvin Alfred Wong","publisher":"TOKENPOST Inc.","url":"https://www.tokenpost.com/news/insights/2488","datePublished":"2019-07-04T04:34:31.000Z","dateModified":"2019-07-04T04:34:47.000Z","language":"en","abstract":"New research coming out of the University of Cambridge revealed two things about today’s modern life that will surprise no one. One is the fact that bitcoin uses up an astounding amount of energy to operate. The other…","section":"Insights & Views","references":[{"title":"website","url":"http://www.epe.admin.cam.ac.uk/cambridge-bitcoin-electricity-consumption-index-cbeci"},{"title":"Cointelegraph","url":"https://cointelegraph.com/news/energy-used-by-idle-device-in-the-us-can-power-bitcoin-for-4-years"}]}