Bitcoin Energy Usage Explained: Facts, Data, and Key Insights
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Few crypto topics spark louder arguments than Bitcoin Energy Usage. One side calls Bitcoin wasteful, the other calls it efficient, and both quote numbers without saying where they came from. This guide sets out the facts. It explains Bitcoin Energy Usage, how experts measure it and what the figures can and cannot tell readers. Bitcoin Energy Usage was estimated at about 138 TWh a year, roughly 0.5% of global electricity, in Cambridge's April 2025 study. Live index estimates run higher, so any single figure needs a date and a source. Bitcoin secures itself through proof of work. Miners run specialized machines that guess answers to a puzzle, and electricity powers those guesses.
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