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by kloch 1741 days ago
The only meaningful comparison is to the energy usage of the legacy banking system. Banks have a lot of data centers, office space, employees who drive to work etc.
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quickthrowman 1741 days ago
The banking system finances all commercial activity, it’s essential to civilization.

BTC is not.

(DeFi is used to speculate on crypto prices with leverage, which is also not essential)

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