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Re:Bitcoin consumed 134 TWh in total during 2021 by tor12 on Sunday January 02, 2022 @01:49PM (#29772127)
its more efficient and more useful than anything else currently available
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Re:Bitcoin consumed 134 TWh in total during 2021 by timeon on Sunday January 02, 2022 @04:27PM (#29774129)
> more useful than anything else

134 TWh in a year and you can`t even use this currency in the grocery store.

> more efficient than anything else

PoW is inefficient by design.

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