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by spentrent 1855 days ago
How much carbon is emitted by traditional payment processing?
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AlexandrB 1855 days ago
As an example: https://www.statista.com/statistics/881541/bitcoin-energy-co...

I'm sure modern, all digital, methods like Venmo or PayPal use even less.

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bluescrn 1855 days ago
Less than the carbon that would be emitted by doing everything with physical banknotes, coins, and precious metals?
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