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6 Roadblocks Stopping Web3 And The Metaverse Becoming A Reality

Bernard Marr

Blockchain, crypto, creating realistic simulated worlds … all this requires huge computing power. Bitcoin alone consumes more electricity in a year than several countries, including Norway and Hungary. We Can’t Ignore The Energy Cost Looking at the technology itself, energy is the big elephant in the room. There is hope on the horizon.

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