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  2. Roblox - Wikipedia

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    Instead, Roblox Corporation released a Chinese version of Roblox, called Luobulesi (Chinese: 罗布乐思), in 2021, [134] [135] [better source needed] which was later shut down in 2022. [136] Guatemala has banned Roblox because the gaming platform violates laws and regulations regarding the safety and protection of children and adolescents.

  3. GPU mining - Wikipedia

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    GPU mining is the use of Graphics Processing Units (GPUs) to "mine" proof-of-work cryptocurrencies, such as Bitcoin. [1] Miners receive rewards for performing computationally intensive work, such as calculating hashes , that amend and verify transactions on an open and decentralized ledger.

  4. Bitcoin - Wikipedia

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    As of 2022, a non-peer-reviewed study by the Cambridge Centre for Alternative Finance (CCAF) estimated that bitcoin mining represented 0.4% of global electricity consumption. [79] Another 2022 non-peer-reviewed commentary published in Joule estimated that bitcoin mining was responsible for 0.2% of world greenhouse gas emissions. [ 80 ]

  5. Bitcoin protocol - Wikipedia

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    A diagram of a bitcoin transfer. The bitcoin protocol is the set of rules that govern the functioning of bitcoin.Its key components and principles are: a peer-to-peer decentralized network with no central oversight; the blockchain technology, a public ledger that records all bitcoin transactions; mining and proof of work, the process to create new bitcoins and verify transactions; and ...

  6. List of bitcoin companies - Wikipedia

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    Declared bankruptcy in 2022. Ghash.io (CEX.IO) 2013 United Kingdom: London: mining pool (CEX.IO was an exchange) Closed in October 2016 [citation needed] HTX (formerly Huobi) 2013 Seychelles: bitcoin exchange [7] Kraken: 2011 United States: San Francisco: bitcoin exchange [citation needed] LocalBitcoins: 2012 Finland: Helsinki: over-the-counter ...

  7. List of cryptocurrencies - Wikipedia

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    Bitcoin Cash: BCH [65] SHA-256d: PoW: Hard fork from bitcoin, increased maximum block size from 1MB to 8MB (as of 2018, 32MB) 2017 EOS.IO: EOS Dan Larimer: WebAssembly, Rust, C, C++ [66] delegated PoS: Feeless Smart contract platform for decentralized applications and decentralized autonomous corporations with a block time of 500 ms. [66] 2017 ...

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  9. Environmental impact of bitcoin - Wikipedia

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    Bitcoin mining facility in Quebec, Canada. The environmental impact of bitcoin is significant.Bitcoin mining, the process by which bitcoins are created and transactions are finalized, is energy-consuming and results in carbon emissions, as about half of the electricity used in 2021 was generated through fossil fuels. [1]