misktoTechnology@lemmy.worldEnglish·8 months agocross-posted to: technology@lemmy.worldJust 137 crypto miners use 2.3% of total U.S. power — government now requiring commercial miners to report energy consumption(www.tomshardware.com)external-linkarrow-up11.02Karrow-down130message-square360fedilink
arrow-up1989arrow-down1external-linkJust 137 crypto miners use 2.3% of total U.S. power — government now requiring commercial miners to report energy consumption(www.tomshardware.com)misktoTechnology@lemmy.worldEnglish·8 months agocross-posted to: technology@lemmy.worldmessage-square360fedilink
minus-squareSnekeyesEnglisharrow-up15arrow-down3·8 months agolinkfedilinkYeah. 600k Branches, 1 million atms, data centers…
minus-squareclgohEnglisharrow-up7arrow-down3·8 months agolinkfedilinkIncluding everything, about a million times less energy per transaction than crypto.
minus-squareorrkEnglisharrow-up4arrow-down0·8 months agolinkfedilinkyup, tho they also serve more people than crypto bros, about 100,000 times as many
Yeah. 600k Branches, 1 million atms, data centers…
Including everything, about a million times less energy per transaction than crypto.
yup, tho they also serve more people than crypto bros, about 100,000 times as many