misk@sopuli.xyz to Technology@lemmy.worldEnglish · 8 months agoJust 137 crypto miners use 2.3% of total U.S. power — government now requiring commercial miners to report energy consumptionwww.tomshardware.comexternal-linkmessage-square362fedilinkarrow-up1753arrow-down121cross-posted to: environment@lemmy.worldtechnology@lemmy.world
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minus-squarebaltakatei@sopuli.xyzlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1arrow-down1·8 months agoBanks will use progressively less energy per capita as bulk data processing becomes more energy efficient, assuming they donʼt transition to using proof-of-work.
Banks will use progressively less energy per capita as bulk data processing becomes more energy efficient, assuming they donʼt transition to using proof-of-work.