The utility of the service is disproportionately minuscule in relation to the insane amount of resources in energy and hardware currently used for BTC or ETH.

The utility of the service is disproportionately minuscule in relation to the insane amount of resources in energy and hardware currently used for BTC or ETH. For a database, with 3-4 transactions per second [1], and each transaction consuming the equivalent amount of energy to power 1.6 houses for a day [2] it begs the question of if and when a viable alternative arises that is more efficient at offering an improved service with less waste. [1] https://blockchain.info/charts/n-transactions https://blockchain.info/charts/n-transactions [2] https://motherboard.vice.com/en_us/article/aek3za/bitcoin-could-consume-as-much-electricity-as-denmark-by-2020 https://motherboard.vice.com/en_us/article/aek3za/bitcoin-co... https://motherboard.vice.com/en_us/article/ae3p7e/bitcoin-is-unsustainable https://motherboard.vice.com/en_us/article/ae3p7e/bitcoin-is...