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Over 2 percent of the US’s electricity generation now goes to bitcoin (arstechnica.com)
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Over 2 percent of the US’s electricity generation now goes to bitcoin::US government tracking the energy implications of booming bitcoin mining in US.

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[–] LucidNightmare@lemm.ee 26 points 2 years ago (2 children)

I think bitcoin is a waste of electricity. Never got the hype around something that takes so much energy, but doesn’t even even actually exist to make it worth it. Disgusting.

[–] jabjoe@feddit.uk 8 points 2 years ago

Anything is only worth what someone will pay. Always. Nothing has value beyond that.