Chia built its entire identity on being the clean alternative to Bitcoin. No energy-hungry mining rigs, no warehouse-sized data centers running around the clock - just unused hard drive space doing gentle, planet-friendly work. A new academic study says that story doesn't hold up.Researchers found that Chia Network's actual carbon emissions are 18 times higher than the company's own claims, with real-world output measured at 0.88 million metric …
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