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If that shifts the mining away from large datacenters run by coal, would that be a net benefit for society/environment?
by travmatt 9y ago
If that shifts the mining away from large datacenters run by coal, would that be a net benefit for society/environment?
- stale2002 9y agoMining is not done by coal, or by residential places right now. Mining is done in Datacenters placed next to hydro power plants in China, using their almost free excess electricity.
- UncleEntity 9y agoNot according to the recent spate of articles claiming bitcoin is causing all the global warming.