In recent years, cryptocurrency has been the most talked-about innovation in finance and technology. Bitcoin, Ethereum, and other cryptocurrencies have changed the way people think about money, investment, and decentralized networks. At the helm of it all is crypto mining, the process which validates transactions and secures the blockchain. Most regard mining as the digital equivalent of minting coins or placer gold panning but few go out of their way to marvel at what cost to the planet.