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by canoebuilder 2958 days ago
The dollar's value derives, in great part, from the existence of the US military. It uses far more energy per year than Bitcoin does.

And...

Genuine economic activity in crypto-currencies represents roughly %0.00000000000000000000001 of the economic activity transacted in dollars. How much energy would be required for crypto-currencies in a one to one comparison?

Let's not forget the US military may in fact serve some other functions as well.