Nature and EnvironmentBitcoin's carbon footprintTo play this audio please enable JavaScript, and consider upgrading to a web browser that supports HTML5 videoNature and EnvironmentCharlotta Lomas06/14/2018June 14, 2018For a currency that only exists in the virtual world, bitcoin could be surprisingly damaging to our real world. DW asked bitcoin expert David Malone to unpick claims that the cryptocurrency is consuming as much energy as a small country.https://p.dw.com/p/2r4RHAdvertisement