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One bitcoin transaction already now uses as much energy as your house in a week. I really have trouble seeing how this can scale in the long run? https://mothe

One bitcoin transaction already now uses as much energy as your house in a week. I really have trouble seeing how this can scale in the long run? https://motherboard.vice.com/en_us/article/ywbbpm/bitcoin-mining-electricity-consumption-ethereum-energy-climate-change https://motherboard.vice.com/en_us/article/ywbbpm/bitcoin-mi... Bitcoin - The new coal

enobrev 9y ago
This has been my issue from the start. I generally feel like I've missed a boat I certainly could have gotten on to early enough, But it's so terribly wasteful, I have a hard time supporting the thing at all. Admittedly I don't follow the subject very closely, but I haven't seen this argument mentioned nearly enough.