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Re:Cryptocurrency Blockchains Don’t Need to Be Energy Intensive by nnx on Monday July 05, 2021 @05:00AM (#27735886)
That is basically what Bitcoin is... because the cheapest energy is the one you can produce yourself from renewables.
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Re:Cryptocurrency Blockchains Don’t Need to Be Energy Intensive by davidhyde on Monday July 05, 2021 @05:34AM (#27736069)
Using resources to build a solar panel that only generates electricity to feed into a bitcoin mine that basically turns that solar energy straight back into heat is a net energy negative. The only conceivable benefit is increased economies of scale for the production of solar panels.

I am talking about generating electricity and NOT using it for mining.

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Re:Cryptocurrency Blockchains Don’t Need to Be Energy Intensive by bhaak on Monday July 05, 2021 @05:13AM (#27735946)
You're only thinking of honest miners.

The cheapest energy is the one you steal.

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Re:Cryptocurrency Blockchains Don’t Need to Be Energy Intensive by user-the-name on Monday July 05, 2021 @05:34AM (#27736071)
If this were true, we would not be in the middle of a climate crisis right now.
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