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Re:Oceans 'soaking up more heat than estimated' by archagon on Thursday November 01, 2018 @10:49AM (#18354386)
Crypto could also become one of the biggest contributors to climate change, since it’s literally just wasting as much energy as possible to make money.
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Re:Oceans 'soaking up more heat than estimated' by gibsons77 on Friday November 02, 2018 @01:25PM (#18364915)
The monetary system itself is a big contributor or climate change. Kings used to require empires in order to protect their gold stores. I think securing the longest PoW (or PoS) chain is a very good use of resources, as it's tantamount to a king protecting his gold.
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Re:Oceans 'soaking up more heat than estimated' by agumonkey on Thursday November 01, 2018 @11:06AM (#18354587)
yeah, I don't buy the future of crypto. Too many cons (energy and other) not enough pros.
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