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Bitcoin bad for the environment
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https://www.theweathernetwork.com/news/articles/is-bitcoin-an-energy-guzzler/90690/ Turns out bitcoin mining takes a ton of electricity. Estimated in this link to be equal to that of New Zealand. Don't know how accurate the estimates are. (How could one know?)

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Re: Bitcoin bad for the environment [len] [ In reply to ]
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Compared to all the resources that have gone into gold or diamond mining, it's probably not that much. At least people aren't dying trying to mine it AFAIK.

It's probably also driving the development of more efficient processors, which may mitigate some of the environmental impact.
Last edited by: FishyJoe: Dec 12, 17 5:20
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