Fwd: Bitcoin craze triggers doubts about its environmental sustainability

["Dave Farber" <dave () farber net>]

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Date: Tue, Dec 19, 2017 at 4:27 PM
Subject: Bitcoin craze triggers doubts about its environmental
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Bitcoin craze triggers doubts about its environmental sustainability
<https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/energy-environment/wp/2017/12/19/why-the-bitcoin-craze-is-using-up-so-much-energy/?hpid=hp_no-name_bitcoin-205pm-1%3Ahomepage%2Fstory>
The digital currency's computer operations probably uses as much as 1 to 4
gigawatts, or billion watts, of electricity, roughly the output of one to
three nuclear reactors, experts say. That won’t devour the world’s entire
electricity resources, but it’s a significant drain — and it’s growing
fast. [...]
https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/energy-environment/wp/2017/12/19/why-the-bitcoin-craze-is-using-up-so-much-energy/

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