Bitcoin... Destroying the planet

[edwardlow at riseup.net (Edward Low)]

This Denmark-energy rumour comes from this article, if i'm not wrong:

https://motherboard.vice.com/en_us/article/aek3za/bitcoin-could-consume-as-much-electricity-as-denmark-by-2020

P.D: Leave out 
fights-promotion-BTC-core-segwit-cash-gold-unlimited-bla-bla-bla from 
the list please...


El 08/12/17 a las 01:12, Steven Schear escribió:
> The Bitcoin Core mining can remain profitable using up to at least 24 
> TWh annually. That said, as the periodic halvings reduce awards the 
> fees, which are already to high to make it useful for commerce, may 
> soon make it problematic for investment.
>
> Bitcoin Cash is up to 8 times more energy efficient and Bitcoin 
> Unlimited blockchains could be >> efficient yet.
>
> On Dec 7, 2017 12:05 PM, "g2s" <g2s at riseup.net 
> <mailto:g2s at riseup.net>> wrote:
>
>     Bitcoin. A gambling game only a capitalist scumbag would play. Tim
>     May was wrong. Btc IS NOT the future. It's a dead end leading to a
>     dead planet.
>
>     The bitcoin computer network currently uses as much electricity as
>     Denmark. In 18 months, it will use as much as the entire United
>     States.
>
>     https://grist.org/article/bitcoin-could-cost-us-our-clean-energy-future/amp/
>     <https://grist.org/article/bitcoin-could-cost-us-our-clean-energy-future/amp/>
>
>     Rr
>
>

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