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Re:It's time for us in the tech world to speak out about cry... by Paradigma11 on Monday May 31, 2021 @02:34AM (#27340925)
Sure its inefficient. For example the complete Tezos network uses around 10kW of power while a centralized solution might only 1kW. Relevance: None.
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Re:It's time for us in the tech world to speak out about cry... by ashtonkem on Monday May 31, 2021 @09:08AM (#27343691)
Electricity is far from the only measure of efficiency in financial transactions. Cost overhead is another one.
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