Birdwatch Note Rating
2022-09-22 08:15:35 UTC - HELPFUL
Rated by Participant: 3AD05F2C78337397795D91F4C21C1BAEC98A8DEE045EFC8EAEABC4400E1521DE
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Original Note:
Bitcoin mining consumes an enormous amount of energy - 150 terawatts annually. https://news.climate.columbia.edu/2022/05/04/cryptocurrency-energy/ Using heat from bitcoin mining to produce food or heat buildings would require additional infrastructure, not just heat dissipating from banks of computers dedicated to nothing but mining bitcoin.
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