Every day, about 900 bitcoins are mined. So computing power for about 900*20k = $1.8m per day is "wasted". The more the price of bitcoin, the more energy is goi

Every day, about 900 bitcoins are mined. So computing power for about 900*20k = $1.8m per day is "wasted". The more the price of bitcoin, the more energy is going to be used. Every 4 years, the amount of bitcoin created per day is divided by 2.