Proof-of-work crypto comes with a substantial climate cost: Europe must ban Bitcoin mining to hit the 1.5C Paris climate goal, say Swedish regulators
Proof-of-work crypto comes with a substantial climate cost: Europe must ban Bitcoin mining to hit the 1.5C Paris climate goal, say Swedish regulators
@adders Our reflex that electricity has no environmental impact is perverse. I've even heard it described as "more efficient" than gasoline for propelling vehicles — which may be true in a "liars can figure" sense, but stands on its head what I learned many decades ago.