Lee Duna to Technology@beehaw.orgEnglish · 9 months agoEach Bitcoin transaction uses 4,200 gallons of water — enough to fill a swimming pool — and could potentially cause freshwater shortageswww.tomshardware.comexternal-linkmessage-square111fedilinkarrow-up1216arrow-down10cross-posted to: [email protected]
arrow-up1216arrow-down1external-linkEach Bitcoin transaction uses 4,200 gallons of water — enough to fill a swimming pool — and could potentially cause freshwater shortageswww.tomshardware.comLee Duna to Technology@beehaw.orgEnglish · 9 months agomessage-square111fedilinkcross-posted to: [email protected]
minus-square4am@lemm.eelinkfedilinkarrow-up5·9 months agoAquafers do not refill as quickly as industry sucks them dry. It’s not just a Bitcoin or even a cloud computing problem, but the author is using this fact to make Bitcoin look even more ridiculous.
Aquafers do not refill as quickly as industry sucks them dry. It’s not just a Bitcoin or even a cloud computing problem, but the author is using this fact to make Bitcoin look even more ridiculous.