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Each Bitcoin transaction uses 4,200 gallons of water — enough to fill a swimming pool — and could potentially cause freshwater shortages (www.tomshardware.com)

submitted 10 months ago by throws_lemy@lemmy.nz to c/technology@lemmy.world

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[–] raktheundead@fedia.io 1 points 10 months ago (1 children)

Bitcoin is the ur-cryptocurrency, the Original Sin from which all of the other flaws from cryptocurrency arise.

[–] Infiltrated_ad8271@kbin.social -2 points 10 months ago* (last edited 10 months ago) (1 children)

Bitcoin is the first in a huge series of crap for speculation, but it's not the whole thing. A good example is several central banks that are creating their own cryptocurrencies, centralized and generally fundamentally opposed to that.

[–] LWD@lemm.ee 2 points 10 months ago* (last edited 10 months ago) (1 children)

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[–] Infiltrated_ad8271@kbin.social -2 points 10 months ago* (last edited 10 months ago) (3 children)

You were a troll after all. Blocked.

[–] Mubelotix@jlai.lu 2 points 10 months ago (1 children)

Can you block me too please?

[–] LWD@lemm.ee 2 points 10 months ago* (last edited 10 months ago)

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