I talked about this to @aantonop in in a @case_podcast episode, starting at 00:42:04: case-podcast.org/16-bitcoin There’s also a transcript if you don’t want to listen to the whole thing: look for the little icon in the lower right corner of the player (why can’t link to that, FFS?)
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…
May 18, 2018 · 8:35 AM UTC
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