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Can I get a source on video games and porn using more energy than Bitcoin?
by MisterSandman 3y ago
Can I get a source on video games and porn using more energy than Bitcoin?
- TrapLord_Rhodo 3y agoBTC used 123 TWh annually. [0] Computers, data centers and networks consume about 10% of all the world energy. [1] 4 percent of websites are estimated to be porn [2] a single gaming computer costs about up to 1400 kWh annually. [3] So the porn websites are about 3X bitcoin and BTC represents around 8.7m gaming computers. [0]https://www.moneysupermarket.com/gas-and-electricity/features/crypto-energy-consumption/ https://www.moneysupermarket.com/gas-and-electricity/feature... [1]https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/IT_energy_management#:~:text=Significant%20opportunities%20exist%20for%20Enterprises,40%25%20goes%20to%20the%20network https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/IT_energy_management#:~:text=S.... [2]https://www.statista.com/chart/16959/share-of-the-internet-that-is-porn/ https://www.statista.com/chart/16959/share-of-the-internet-t... [3]https://computerinfobits.com/how-much-energy-do-gaming-computers-use/#:~:text=A%20gaming%20computer%20requires%20somewhere,than%20a%20laptop's%20power%20usage https://computerinfobits.com/how-much-energy-do-gaming-compu....
- Zuiii 3y agoI would like the source too. I would be very surprised if Bitcoin energy consumption passed even half of what is consumed for porn and video games. I expect the amount of energy being used to maintain Bitcoin to be a rounding error in comparison.