Birdwatch Note Rating
2022-09-23 00:27:26 UTC - HELPFUL
Rated by Participant: BD5EF9C900C3E521FF7C18F86F9B023DA6958B3F2931E48499C0308F9028858B
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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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