No, but crypto miners could fund a boom in green energy industry if they bought their own panels, wind turbines, battery banks, etc.
RememberTheApollo@lemmy.world 9 months ago
Then miners would siphon off renewable energy and other more polluting sources would be used to power the remainder.
They’re not gonna build more green power supply just to help out crypto miners.
Usernameblankface@lemmy.world 9 months ago
RememberTheApollo@lemmy.world 9 months ago
They could. But they won’t.
Usernameblankface@lemmy.world 9 months ago
Not altruistically, but if green energy was the most financially rewarding way to power their mining rigs, they’d do it.
ShittyBeatlesFCPres@lemmy.world 9 months ago
They would if we cut them off from the grid. All Bitcoin does now is raise electricity bills. Let them build solar farms and buy batteries if they insist on mining something useless to 99% of humanity.
RememberTheApollo@lemmy.world 9 months ago
You think these clowns are going to build anything? They’re just leeches trying to make money by doing nothing other than letting computers run.