The hardware necessary to mine crypto is manufactured from materials physically mined. Materials including lead, copper, gold, aluminum, magnesium, silicon, zinc, mercury, ruthenium, neodymium, gallium, lutetium, tantalum, hafnium and rutherfordium. Also plastics, various alloys, lithium in batteries and so on. Plus there's the impact of manufacturing new components and disposal of old components. All seemingly important variables when considering environmental impact.
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