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Lee Duna to [email protected]English • 2 years ago

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

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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

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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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        • Infiltrated_ad8271
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          You were a troll after all. Blocked.

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          • Mubelotix
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            Can you block me too please?

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