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Re:Bitcoin network average energy consumption per transactio... by EthicalHacker03 on Monday March 08, 2021 @01:57PM (#26389940)
VISA (or Mastercard) do not 'run on top of' SWIFT. The net position of each VISA/MC institution will be transferred with SWIFT, but this is one payment with potentially millions of underlying card transactions.
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Re:Bitcoin network average energy consumption per transactio... by JumpCrisscross on Monday March 08, 2021 @01:59PM (#26389972)
> will be transferred with SWIFT

Nitpick: nothing gets transferred with SWIFT. SWIFT is a messaging service. Settlement happens on separate rails.

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