Lee Duna@lemmy.nz to Technology@lemmy.worldEnglish · 11 months agoEach Bitcoin transaction uses 4,200 gallons of water — enough to fill a swimming pool — and could potentially cause freshwater shortageswww.tomshardware.comexternal-linkmessage-square82fedilinkarrow-up178arrow-down167cross-posted to: technology@beehaw.org
arrow-up111arrow-down1external-linkEach Bitcoin transaction uses 4,200 gallons of water — enough to fill a swimming pool — and could potentially cause freshwater shortageswww.tomshardware.comLee Duna@lemmy.nz to Technology@lemmy.worldEnglish · 11 months agomessage-square82fedilinkcross-posted to: technology@beehaw.org
minus-squaretheodewere@kbin.sociallinkfedilinkarrow-up7arrow-down4·11 months agoit makes sense that we’ll doom ourselves mining something absolutely worthless
it makes sense that we’ll doom ourselves mining something absolutely worthless