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Lee Duna@lemmy.nz to Technology@lemmy.worldEnglish · 1 year ago

Each Bitcoin transaction uses 4,200 gallons of water — enough to fill a swimming pool — and could potentially cause freshwater shortages

www.tomshardware.com

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Each Bitcoin transaction uses 4,200 gallons of water — enough to fill a swimming pool — and could potentially cause freshwater shortages

www.tomshardware.com

Lee Duna@lemmy.nz to Technology@lemmy.worldEnglish · 1 year ago
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Water used for power and maintenance of Bitcoin servers adds more environmental issues.
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    Bitcoin is the ur-cryptocurrency, the Original Sin from which all of the other flaws from cryptocurrency arise.

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      Bitcoin is the first in a huge series of crap for speculation, but it’s not the whole thing. A good example is several central banks that are creating their own cryptocurrencies, centralized and generally fundamentally opposed to that.

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        Banks:

        1. See a buzzword everybody likes
        2. Strip out the only thing that makes it unique
        3. ???
        4. Profit!
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          You were a troll after all. Blocked.

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            Can you block me too please?

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            👍

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