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Could these processor leaps in performance inadvertently help us stop burning up so much coal in the quest for Bitcoin?
by supernova87a 4y ago
Could these processor leaps in performance inadvertently help us stop burning up so much coal in the quest for Bitcoin?
- bigcheesegs 4y agoNo. The economics of Proof of Work mean that increases in compute per watt just lead to an increase in global hash rate. Total energy usage never goes down as long as it's sufficiently profitable to use the energy.