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604							<p style="text-align: justify;">Digiconomist is a platform that is dedicated to exposing the unintended consequences of digital trends, typically from an economic perspective. Tech trends often open up a world of possibilities, but also bring their own unique challenges. It&#8217;s easy to get lost in the optimism that accompanies those new possibilities,  but it&#8217;s important to maintain a healthy dose of realism. New technologies are rarely perfect, as illustrated by the gigantic environmental impact that the cryptocurrency Bitcoin had (as a result of its mining mechanism). Through the (widely cited) <a href="https://digiconomist.net/bitcoin-energy-consumption">Bitcoin Energy Consumption Index</a> and peer-reviewed academic papers, Digiconomist contributed to revealing this specific issue.</p>
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