Gak. If a whole bunch of us (people and corporations) got together and agreed that BitCoin has no value to us, and we'll never accept it in payment, we might be able to fix this.
Eric Holthaus @EricHolthaus
17 May 2018
The first peer-reviewed study of bitcoin’s energy consumption confirms our fears: Bitcoin’s energy consumption is growing at 20% *per month* and is effectively erasing decades of progress on renewable energy. grist.org/article/bitcoins-e…
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Is that really something you believe?
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Just throwing it out there for consideration–thinking outside the box, if you will. The value of an item is a function of supply and demand, and it is within our power to reduce demand for BitCoin.
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Replying to @joshbloch
Personally, I am still undecided whether or not this is something worth doing (one way or the other). I do note it’s basically just one person who is the source of basically all reports, but I also note a pretty deafening silence by the enthusiasts

May 17, 2018 · 8:50 PM UTC