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Re:Bitcoin emissions alone could push global warming above 2... by krashidov on Sunday January 17, 2021 @05:43PM (#25815993)
This is really interesting. I wonder if we could invent a coin that can only be mined through renewable energy. This could be the incentive people need to move off of carbon.
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Re:Bitcoin emissions alone could push global warming above 2... by Geee on Sunday January 17, 2021 @06:11PM (#25816229)
The good thing is that renewable is the cheapest source of energy, which means that Bitcoin is that coin. However, it depends on location, and currently hydropower is the most lucrative if you can find an already built, but underutilized plant. Bitcoin gives away $250,000 to miners every 10 minutes, which is a good incentive for new energy developments.
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