Video - Bitcoin Mining: Powering a Digital Future
Did you know that Bitcoin mining could be more of a power hog than entire countries? Yep, the global network of computers tirelessly crunching numbers to mine Bitcoin uses more electricity annually than some countries, including Sweden and Malaysia. Imagine powering a whole country just to update a digital ledger! And talking about numbers, did you know that the very last Bitcoin is expected to be mined in the year 2140? That's right, your great-great-grandkids might just witness the last one popping out. Now, every time a Bitcoin is mined, it's like hitting a miniature digital lottery; but instead of winning a teddy bear, miners earn a chunk of digital gold. But hereβs a kicker β as of now, about 90% of all Bitcoins that will ever exist have already been mined. So, the race is getting tighter and the stakes higher. Will the last Bitcoin turn its miner into a digital Rockefeller? Time will tick and tell. What do you think the world will look like when the last Bitcoin is mined? Drop your thoughts below!