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Re:Cambridge Bitcoin Electricity Consumption Index by umanwizard on Wednesday February 10, 2021 @10:18AM (#26090250)
The market could solve this problem properly if there were a global carbon tax, but unfortunately, there isn't.
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Re:Cambridge Bitcoin Electricity Consumption Index by devlopr on Wednesday February 10, 2021 @10:27AM (#26090402)
Assuming bitcoin is using carbon poluting sources. Some of the bigger miners in China use hydro/dam energy. The miners in Iceland are using geothermal.
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