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Re:Over 2 percent of the US's electricity generation now goe... by woodruffw on Friday February 02, 2024 @03:06PM (#39233537)
It's hard to imagine that the market for PoS coins would be nearly as large as it currently is without the 800 pound gorilla that is Bitcoin.
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Re:Over 2 percent of the US's electricity generation now goe... by everfree on Friday February 02, 2024 @03:23PM (#39233782)
You're right. With that in mind, if Bitcoin were hypothetically shut down, the rest would probably use even less energy.
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Re:Over 2 percent of the US's electricity generation now goe... by woodruffw on Friday February 02, 2024 @03:31PM (#39233911)
Indeed!
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Re:Over 2 percent of the US's electricity generation now goe... by Spivak on Friday February 02, 2024 @03:23PM (#39233784)
I mean ETH is pretty darn popular.
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