Birdwatch Note Rating
2022-09-20 21:11:56 UTC - SOMEWHAT_HELPFUL
Rated by Participant: 749041077C8E98DBE4383DC0310C62F184024F7D1C08EBD871A2E5675AE2504C
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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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