• protochud [comrade/them]
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    4 years ago

    got any links? i know that it's pretty wasteful, but crypto people always deflect by pointing to how wasteful the current financial system is

    • Esoteir [he/him]
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      4 years ago

      www.forbes.com/sites/lawrencewintermeyer/2021/03/10/bitcoins-energy-consumption-is-a-highly-charged-debate--whos-right

      crypto is currently at 120 TWh and rising, global banking is currently at 140 TWh

      gold mining is currently at 132 TWh, but at least you can use gold to wipe your ass

      • CylonZebra [he/him,comrade/them]
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        4 years ago

        at least you can use gold to wipe your ass

        There's legitimate uses for gold like electrical connectors and reflecting electromagnetic radiation.

      • Cherufe [he/him]
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        4 years ago

        Also practically nobody uses crypto if you compared to global banking yet they have similar energy usage wtf