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<journal-id journal-id-type="publisher">IJCCR</journal-id>
<journal-title>International Journal of Cryptocurrency Research</journal-title>
<issn pub-type="epub">2790-1386</issn>
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<publisher-name>SvedbergOpen</publisher-name>
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<article-doi><ext-link ext-link-type="uri" xmlns:xlink="https://doi.org/" xlink:href="10.51483/IJCCR.1.1.2021.1-4">10.51483/IJCCR.1.1.2021.1-4</ext-link></article-doi>
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<subject>Short Communication</subject>
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<article-title>Cryptocurrency and Its Impact on Environment</article-title>
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<name><surname>Mohsin</surname><given-names>Kamshad</given-names></name>
<xref ref-type="aff" rid="aff001"><sup>1</sup></xref>
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<aff id="aff001"><sup>1</sup>Assistant Professor, <instname>Maharishi University of Information Technology</instname>, <instaddress>Noida, Uttar Pradesh 201304</instaddress>, <instcountry>India</instcountry>. E-mail: <email>kamshadmohsin@gmail.com</email></aff>
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<corresp id="cor001"><sup>*</sup>Corresponding author: Kamshad Mohsin, Assistant Professor, <instname>Maharishi University of Information Technology</instname>, <instaddress>Noida, Uttar Pradesh-201304</instaddress>, <instcountry>India</instcountry>. E-mail: <email>kamshadmohsin@gmail.com</email></corresp>
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<month>12</month>
<year>2021</year>
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<volume>1</volume>
<issue>1</issue>
<fpage>1</fpage>
<lpage>4</lpage>
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<title>Abstract</title>
<p>Cryptocurrencies have gone a long way since their inception. While the conventional financial sector initially dismissed digital currencies as tools for crooks and speculators, the sector has made considerable progress in establishing itself as a genuine and (possibly) world-changing arena. Many skeptics and environmentalists, in particular, have expressed worry about the energy consumption of cryptocurrency mining, which may result in increasing carbon emissions and climate change. The amount of energy that is necessary to run the algorithms on digital assets like Bitcoin have a significant environmental imprint. The environmental implications of this technology and to regulate digital currency enterprises may not only harm the environment, but may also deter future digital currencies from taking efforts to minimize their energy usage and carbon emissions.</p>
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<kwd>Cryptocurrencies</kwd>
<kwd>Blockchain</kwd>
<kwd>Enviroment</kwd>
<kwd>Mining</kwd>
<kwd>Energy</kwd>
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