Lee Duna@lemmy.nz to Technology@lemmy.worldEnglish · 1 year agoEach Bitcoin transaction uses 4,200 gallons of water — enough to fill a swimming pool — and could potentially cause freshwater shortageswww.tomshardware.comexternal-linkmessage-square82fedilinkarrow-up177arrow-down166cross-posted to: [email protected]
arrow-up111arrow-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@lemmy.nz to Technology@lemmy.worldEnglish · 1 year agomessage-square82fedilinkcross-posted to: [email protected]
minus-squareyo_scottie_oh@lemmy.mllinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up3arrow-down1·1 year ago [Alex De Vries] calculated that the computational process behind the Bitcoin network uses 8.6 to 35.1 billion liters of water annually in the United States or roughly one swimming pool’s worth of water per transaction.
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