Bitcoin dilemma : weighing the economic and environmental costs and benefits (Record no. 33112)
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| fixed length control field | nam a22 4500 |
| 008 - FIXED-LENGTH DATA ELEMENTS--GENERAL INFORMATION | |
| fixed length control field | 240319b xxu||||| |||| 00| 0 eng d |
| 020 ## - INTERNATIONAL STANDARD BOOK NUMBER | |
| International Standard Book Number | 9783031091377 |
| 082 ## - DEWEY DECIMAL CLASSIFICATION NUMBER | |
| Classification number | 332.178 |
| Item number | REA |
| 100 ## - MAIN ENTRY--PERSONAL NAME | |
| Personal name | Read, Colin L |
| 245 ## - TITLE STATEMENT | |
| Title | Bitcoin dilemma : weighing the economic and environmental costs and benefits |
| 260 ## - PUBLICATION, DISTRIBUTION, ETC. (IMPRINT) | |
| Name of publisher, distributor, etc | Springer, |
| Date of publication, distribution, etc | 2022 |
| Place of publication, distribution, etc | Cham : |
| 300 ## - PHYSICAL DESCRIPTION | |
| Extent | xxi, 329 p. ; |
| Other physical details | ill., |
| Dimensions | 24 cm |
| 365 ## - TRADE PRICE | |
| Price amount | 39.99 |
| Price type code | € |
| Unit of pricing | 93.50 |
| 504 ## - BIBLIOGRAPHY, ETC. NOTE | |
| Bibliography, etc | Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| 520 ## - SUMMARY, ETC. | |
| Summary, etc | There are few innovations that have the potential to revolutionize commerce and have evolved so quickly that there remain significant misunderstandings about their operation, opportunity, and challenges as has Bitcoin in the dozen years since its invention. The potential for banking, transacting, and public recording of important records is profound, but can be displacing if not done with appropriate care, and is downright dangerous if certain pitfalls are not noted and avoided. Among other things, this book proves the existence of a Bitcoin dilemma that challenges the conventional wisdom which mistakenly asserts the incredibly intensive energy consumption in Proof-of-Work cryptocurrency mining will be remedied by more efficient mining machines or sustainable power sources. It shows for the first time within a well-specified economic model of Bitcoin mining that the recent runup in electricity consumption has a simple and inevitable explanation. |
| 650 ## - SUBJECT ADDED ENTRY--TOPICAL TERM | |
| Topical term or geographic name as entry element | Bitcoin |
| Topical term or geographic name as entry element | Cryptocurrencies |
| Topical term or geographic name as entry element | Economic aspects |
| 942 ## - ADDED ENTRY ELEMENTS (KOHA) | |
| Source of classification or shelving scheme | Dewey Decimal Classification |
| Item type | Books |
| Withdrawn status | Lost status | Source of classification or shelving scheme | Damaged status | Not for loan | Home library | Current library | Date acquired | Cost, normal purchase price | Total Checkouts | Full call number | Barcode | Checked out | Date last seen | Date last borrowed | Koha item type |
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| Dewey Decimal Classification | DAU | DAU | 16/03/2024 | 3739.07 | 2 | 332.178 REA | 034901 | 15/05/2026 | 12/12/2025 | 12/12/2025 | Books |