Cryptocurrencies need to get their shit together. It consumes 0.5% of the world's energy today, and consumes 20% more month over month. May 2018: 1/200. Dec 2020: 200/200. Cryptocurrencies need to be banned today. Not tomorrow. Not in a year. Today.https://grist.org/article/bitcoins-energy-use-got-studied-and-you-libertarian-nerds-look-even-worse-than-usual/amp …
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Calling foul here. Literally a "what about"ism. Try again.
Also: do some research. There's numbers on exactly the amount of energy the Visa network consumes. Oh and in case you're wondering: that number isn't 100% of the planet's energy in 1.5 years.
