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Re:Apple Blocks Coinbase wallet, for not giving them a 30% c... by mejutoco on Friday December 02, 2022 @04:10AM (#33828380)
If you are going down this route, you can also consider the environmental impact of electronics and aluminum production, which takes a lot of energy (and pollutes too).

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Aluminium_smelting#Environment...

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Re:Apple Blocks Coinbase wallet, for not giving them a 30% c... by cromulent on Friday December 02, 2022 @06:02AM (#33828990)
True. Apple has at least been making efforts to use recycled aluminum - 59% last year.

https://www.apple.com/newsroom/2022/04/apple-expands-the-use...

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Re:Apple Blocks Coinbase wallet, for not giving them a 30% c... by startupsfail on Friday December 02, 2022 @12:41PM (#33833817)
What are the actual positives from crypto? Had any been demonstrated? I see a lot of positives in having an iPhone. Say, my children can video-call their mom when she is travelling. Isn’t that amazing? Isn’t that worth the environmental impact, especially considering that Apple is carbon-neutral?

What are the positives of crypto? I haven’t noticed any for 10 years it had been around. Only exchange crashes and hacks like MtGox, Fed investigators having to fight Silk Road and the crazy near-fraud exuberance of FTX and alike.

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