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Re:Cambridge Bitcoin Electricity Consumption Index by ashtonkem on Thursday February 11, 2021 @08:04PM (#26109686)
It scales by using the system that Bitcoin was supposed to replace?

Again, that’s not an argument for Bitcoin, just so we’re clear. This is an argument for visa instead.

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Re:Cambridge Bitcoin Electricity Consumption Index by spurgu on Friday February 12, 2021 @05:23PM (#26119216)
Eh, that was an example that everyone can grasp. A more inline alternative would be Lightning Network.
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Re:Cambridge Bitcoin Electricity Consumption Index by Geee on Friday February 12, 2021 @06:41PM (#26119923)
No, Visa is a payment network that works with any currency. Bitcoin replaces the US dollar, not Visa.
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