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Cryptocurrencies use massive amounts of power – but eco-friendly alternatives come with their own risks
Mark Garlick/Getty Images Dulani Jayasuriya, University of Auckland, Waipapa Taumata Rau As the urgency of climate change ramps…
International ransomware gangs are evolving their techniques. The next generation of hackers will target weaknesses in cryptocurrencies
Shutterstock/JLStock Alpesh Bhudia, Royal Holloway University of London; Anna Cartwright, Oxford Brookes University; Darren Hurley-Smith, Royal Holloway University…
Blockchain is a key technology – a computer scientist explains why the post-crypto-crash future is bright
Blockchain technology has many uses beyond cryptocurrency. Yuichiro Chino/Moment via Getty Images Yu Chen, Binghamton University, State University…
Five ‘Modern Sciences’ Math Marvels For the Mind
Yes, I’m fully aware: mathematics isn’t exactly the easiest subject to breach to people out there. I have…
Should We Really Worry About the Environmental Impact of Crypto?
For years now, the world of cryptocurrency has been making slow and steady progress in making itself known…
Cryptocurrencies: the Primer
Grant Sanderson, of YouTube’s 3blue1brown, gives a concise video showing the underlying principles of the blockchain, a topic…