Using exclusive data from the Cambridge Centre for Alternative Finance, Rhizomatiks gives fresh insights into the impact of the vast energy used to mine cryptocurrency – a business that consumes the same electricity as a medium-sized country. This film, with original music, was made to be viewed as a live video installation and as an online film.
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