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Re:A faster, more efficient cryptocurrency by porpoisely on Monday February 18, 2019 @04:55PM (#19194841)
In the greater scheme of things, how much energy use is mining bitcoin responsible for? 0.000000000001% of the world's energy use?

I used to be very skeptical of bitcoin and cryptocurrency, but I'm even more skeptical of the recent anti-crypto propaganda all over social media.

3 years ago, crypto was going to save the world. Now, we are talking about environment? What gives? What's with the relentless anti-crypto propaganda?

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Re:A faster, more efficient cryptocurrency by borntyping on Monday February 18, 2019 @05:08PM (#19194922)
Bitcoin is currently estimated to be responsible for ~0.21%, more than either Hong Kong or Iraq use [1]. Criticisms of Bitcoin have been around as long as the hype - cryptocurrencies were never going to save the world.

[1]: https://digiconomist.net/bitcoin-energy-consumption

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Re:A faster, more efficient cryptocurrency by JoeAltmaier on Monday February 18, 2019 @04:58PM (#19194860)
Way off. 32TWh last year in the US. As much energy as Denmark. Its huge and growing alarmingly. That's what this whole conversation is about.
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Re:A faster, more efficient cryptocurrency by iainmerrick on Monday February 18, 2019 @05:07PM (#19194921)
Around 0.02% according to Wikipedia. It’s not nothing.
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