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kaniini (kaniini@mastodon.dereferenced.org)'s status on Thursday, 09-Nov-2017 01:55:34 EST kaniini

cryptocurrency is unethical because mining destroys the planet

In conversation Thursday, 09-Nov-2017 01:55:34 EST from mastodon.dereferenced.org permalink
1. Bálint 🎭 (szbalint@x0r.be)'s status on Thursday, 09-Nov-2017 04:09:37 EST Bálint 🎭
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  @kaniini
  You think it is a joke, but a single bitcoin transaction takes more energy than powering an average home in the US for MORE THAN A WEEK.
  
  In conversation Thursday, 09-Nov-2017 04:09:37 EST from x0r.be permalink
  1. Alexander Bochmann (galaxis@mastodon.infra.de)'s status on Thursday, 09-Nov-2017 04:12:55 EST Alexander Bochmann
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    @szbalint @kaniini Got any easily quotable sources for that claim? Could use that for my next Bitcoin discussion...
    
    In conversation Thursday, 09-Nov-2017 04:12:55 EST from mastodon.infra.de permalink
    1. Bálint 🎭 (szbalint@x0r.be)'s status on Thursday, 09-Nov-2017 04:13:46 EST Bálint 🎭
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      @galaxis @kaniini
      easiest thing to back up: https://motherboard.vice.com/en_us/article/ywbbpm/bitcoin-mining-electricity-consumption-ethereum-energy-climate-change
      In conversation Thursday, 09-Nov-2017 04:13:46 EST from x0r.be permalink
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      One Bitcoin Transaction Now Uses as Much Energy as Your House in a Week
      
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      Bitcoin’s surge in price has sent its electricity consumption soaring.

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