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Re:Metakovan, the mystery Beeple art buyer, and his NFT/DeFi... by kevinwang on Sunday March 14, 2021 @01:37PM (#26457092)
Source?
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Re:Metakovan, the mystery Beeple art buyer, and his NFT/DeFi... by Hjfrf on Sunday March 14, 2021 @06:38PM (#26460159)
Forest is a clear exagerration, but this article goes over numbers.

A few weeks of ordinary household energy usage per NFT is realistic.

https://www.loop-news.com/p/the-big-problem-with-nfts-energy

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Re:Metakovan, the mystery Beeple art buyer, and his NFT/DeFi... by NelsonMinar on Sunday March 14, 2021 @08:41PM (#26461233)
No source but my poetic heart. But perhaps you've heard about the massive energy consumption of these magic bean systems?
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