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by mytherin 1880 days ago
Bitcoin alone is estimated to use around 129 TWh of electricity [1], compared to 12 TWh for Google or 200 TWh for literally all other data centers [2]. Hardly a drop in the bucket, unless that drop is the size of 10 buckets. Surely not even the most hardcore cryptocurrency enthusiast would argue that crypto provides anywhere near the utility of the rest of the entire internet.

[1] https://www.visualcapitalist.com/visualizing-the-power-consu...

[2] https://www.deccanherald.com/business/why-bitcoin-uses-10-ti...