Comment on Each Bitcoin transaction uses 4,200 gallons of water — enough to fill a swimming pool — and could potentially cause freshwater shortages

• SnotFlickerman@lemmy.blahaj.zone ⁨11⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

  I guess my point had less to do with cryptocurrency and more to do with currency in general. It’s not a defense of bitcoin as much as it’s a critique of how much energy the system in general uses, either way.

  However, it’s also one that’s not easily solved. Even with paper/coin money, you’re still using finite resources to produce the bank-notes.

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  • iAmTheTot@kbin.social ⁨11⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

    It was a bad point then, because bitcoin uses more.

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    • SaltySalamander@kbin.social ⁨11⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

      Citation needed.

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