misk to Technology@lemmy.worldEnglish · 5 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-square366fedilinkarrow-up11.02Karrow-down130cross-posted to: environment@lemmy.worldtechnology@lemmy.world
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minus-squarebaltakateilinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up3arrow-down1·5 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.