What are cryptocurrencies and what is their environmental impact?
By Sofia Tomljanovic, ESG McGill Analyst How do cryptocurrencies work? Have you ever heard of people investing in “crypto”? This almost ungraspable concept has spread everywhere in the world. It was invented in 2009 when the anonymous group Satoshi Nakamoto created and launched Bitcoin, the first cryptocurrency, in response to the 2008 Great Recession. Unlike regular currencies, …
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