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Re:Bitcoin breaks above $20k by Bobblebobble on Wednesday December 16, 2020 @11:56AM (#25444851)
The carbon footprint is estimated to be 37Mt CO2 per year, similar to New Zealand, and BTC represents close to half of the current global data centre electricity use. https://digiconomist.net/bitcoin-energy-consumption/
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Re:Bitcoin breaks above $20k by webinvest on Wednesday December 16, 2020 @01:50PM (#25446674)
Are you implying that if they only bombed New Zealand, they would sufficiently offset all of Bitcoin’s current energy usage? Are there countries are worth bombing for the carbon credits?
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