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How do I opt out of the massive amounts of electronic waste and carbon emissions from Bitcoin?
by Devasta 5y ago
How do I opt out of the massive amounts of electronic waste and carbon emissions from Bitcoin?
- TacticalCoder 5y agoYou switch to a coin that uses proof-of-stake? Several of the totally OG cryptographers, like Chaum or Micali, have created blockchains that are using PoS (Micali is behind Algorand and Chaum behind an upcoming "elixxir" coin I think, forgot the name). Of course there's also Ethereum which is currently switching to PoS. Cryptocurrencies haters better find another argument than "energy consumption" because I think the gigantic energy waste is coming to an end soon.
- Devasta 5y agoLol, Ethereum has been moving since 2014, and there are no plans for Bitcoin to move. The waste is here to stay so long as crypto is. EDIT: Also, very insulting of you to assume I use crypto, I prefer to stick to filthy, worthless fiat thank you very much.
- elvatoloco123 5y agoStop washing and drying your clothes. That uses more energy. Bitcoin uses whatever energy is available. The answer is better laws