Can computing clean up its act? The industry consumes as much electricity as Britain—and rising

  • wolfshadowheart@kbin.social
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    1 year ago

    Out of sheer curiosity I wonder how much energy consumption is used for standard currencies. I’m sure it’s less than 0.5% but I wonder

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      1 year ago

      I’m not sure that the combined energy consumption of the aggregate financial system is less than 0.5%, but it does, unlike Bitcoin, provide utility, not withstanding any reasonable objection to the fairness of this system.