Skip to content

No. 39 of 93 worst aged · The Guardian · November 26, 2017

“The trouble with bitcoin and big data is the huge energy bill”

The Guardian headline: The trouble with bitcoin and big data is the huge energy bill

Bitcoin that day

$9,332

Bitcoin on Oct 3, 2026

$84,972

Bitcoin since

+811%

The mining of the cryptocurrency are growing into a giant environmental headache.

Daily close on the publication date from BRK (bitview.space). The current price is live when available.

Keep going

More from The Guardian

See which outlets have the most takes

Catch the next take while it is still fresh

Perception tracks how media, executives and investors talk about Bitcoin every day, with every claim tied to its source.