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Re:Kosovo bans cryptocurrency mining to save electricity by goldenkey on Wednesday January 05, 2022 @08:45AM (#29808772)
Cryptocurrency mining uses orders of magnitude more energy than the business logic behind website and apps. Even transcoding (ie. YouTube, Netflix) does not meaningfully compare to cryptocurrency energy usage.

https://www.iea.org/commentaries/the-carbon-footprint-of-str...

Re:Kosovo bans cryptocurrency mining to save electricity by henvic on Wednesday January 05, 2022 @09:30AM (#29809373)
And the outcome is completely useless.