Swedish government agencies say energy-intensive crypto mining should be banned

Re:Swedish government agencies say energy-intensive crypto m... by forgotmyoldname on Saturday November 06, 2021 @04:56AM (#29128558)

I’m fine with nuclear, but producing excess nuclear waste simply to produce random bits to do absolutely nothing isn’t something I’d support.

[ Parent | on HN ]

Re:Swedish government agencies say energy-intensive crypto m... by vadfa on Saturday November 06, 2021 @05:02AM (#29128586)

I agree with you, but how exactly do you check for that? Put a telescreen in every home?

[ Parent | on HN ]

Re:Swedish government agencies say energy-intensive crypto m... by forgotmyoldname on Saturday November 06, 2021 @05:04AM (#29128610)

Treat crypto no different from stocks.

You can’t just buy, trade, and cash out stocks from some random guy online. Crypto is basically no different from stocks at this point—things change in value just because people think others expect the price to change and follow the herd.

[ Parent | on HN ]