[mckirk]

That would indeed be an interesting comparison. It's worth noting though that cryptocurrencies aren't automatically energy-hungry on the scale of Bitcoin. There are alternatives, such as the upcoming Ethereum 2.0 chain, that try to be more mindful of energy consumption through Proof of Stake instead of Proof of Work.

[jerrymiller]

Here you go: https://www.danheld.com/blog/2019/1/5/pow-is-efficent

[crtasm]

The way that's worded sounds like Bitcoin was designed with ASICs in mind - that isn't the case, is it?

[jerrymiller]

Satoshi has not envisioned ASICs, no. But it doesn't matter what Satoshi thinks/thought of. Bitcoin is not controlled by anyone; anyone can introduce a better way to mine/use it.

[gcatellani2k]

Thank you very much.