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Re:Ask HN: Why does cryptocurrency subjects on HN lack curio... by malermeister on Sunday November 21, 2021 @12:31PM (#29297999)
In other words, 44% comes from non-renewables.

It's not like those 56 are free either, we could use that energy to run more important things instead that crypto is taking away from.

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Re:Ask HN: Why does cryptocurrency subjects on HN lack curio... by throwaway554 on Sunday November 21, 2021 @01:02PM (#29298237)
In many cases, you can't use the energy that is used for Bitcoin mining for anything else, since there are simply no consumers next to the renewable energy source.
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