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Re:Ethereum will use around 99.95% less energy post merge by kelnos on Tuesday May 18, 2021 @03:09PM (#27199511)
I don't know what (if any) effect Bitcoin mining has had on electricity prices, but we do have a GPU shortage because of Bitcoin miners.

It's a bit ridiculous when regular stores have lotteries to grant you the privilege of purchasing one of a scarce number of GPUs... at regular retail price.

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Re:Ethereum will use around 99.95% less energy post merge by roskelld on Tuesday May 18, 2021 @03:56PM (#27200198)
Bitcoin doesn't use GPUs for mining. Bitcoin mining is performed with custom ASIC hardware. GPUs cannot compete as they're not built for purpose.
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