Birdwatch Note Rating
2024-01-03 14:35:22 UTC - HELPFUL
Rated by Participant: 5E75A6E3C17D791E1492C47BFF140249A1ECB1CAD59FD59F097BDA8DC76A4DFF
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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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