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by bitcoinmonger 1893 days ago
I believe this will further impact the environment.

An increase in the demand for SSDs will result in an increase in the production of hard drives. The construction of these hard drives requires energy, and this energy comes from the burning of fossil fuels.

Just another nail in Bitcoin's coffin.

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I thought you believed bitcoin didn't run on coal. Why the sudden return to reality?
There is no advantage to farm on SSDs so if anything old HDD might find a new use.