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Re:Policy assessments CO2 sustainability of Bitcoin blockcha... by dayre on Tuesday April 20, 2021 @09:32AM (#26874398)
With Bitcoin surging again & NFTs in the news there have been more stories on the energy requirements needed to drive these blockchain based systems. This is a great paper that really puts it into perspective.

"energy consumed by Chinese Bitcoin blockchain in 2024 will exceed the energy consumption level of Italy and Saudi Arabia"

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