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Most dollars are virtual, so the energy cost is just sending some small messages around. It’s orders of magnitude less than needed for a bitcoin transaction. P
by mikeash 9y ago
Most dollars are virtual, so the energy cost is just sending some small messages around. It’s orders of magnitude less than needed for a bitcoin transaction.
Physical currency probably takes more energy, but printing is an old and cheap technology, so I doubt it’s comparable.
- rublev 9y agoI meant the entire pipeline from physical cashiers to the cars that transport money to gold bullion to everything else. Crypto solves it all, it lives entirely online.