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How does the carbon footprint for x amount of Bitcoin (in, say, $ terms), compare with the carbon footprint of both printing and maintaining a similar amount of
by tonteldoos 9y ago
How does the carbon footprint for x amount of Bitcoin (in, say, $ terms), compare with the carbon footprint of both printing and maintaining a similar amount of traditional currency?
- i_v 9y agoNot to mention losses due to counterfeiting and outright destruction.
- hndamien 9y agoAnd transportation.
- malloryerik 9y agoOnly three to eight percent of fiat currency is held in cash.
- tonteldoos 9y agoTrue, but that's still a substantial amount of physical stuff that needs to be made and maintained...
- kbody 9y agoAlso I wonder how it compares to the carbon footprint of the mining industry of gold.