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Well if you want to consider that an assumption, energy from coal has lots of value, if proof of work got profitable enough. Which... it already has. Coal plan
by rland 5y ago
Well if you want to consider that an assumption, energy from coal has lots of value, if proof of work got profitable enough.
Which... it already has. Coal plants have been spooled up just to mine btc. The idea that we should continue or expand crypto mining is ludicrous, because it already has harmed the environment, even at its small market cap.
- silexia 5y agoA currency should take less than .00001% of global energy consumption to run. Absolutely no reason to burn energy like this. Use proof of stake or just convert some other valuable entity like stock into currency.