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Google and Microsoft consume more energy than 100+ countries | Windows Central (www.windowscentral.com)
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[โ€“] [email protected] 5 points 6 months ago* (last edited 6 months ago) (1 children)

Yes, bitcoin is trash. But most modern cryptos use far less energy. For example the second largest crypto ethereum uses almost no energy compared to bitcoin/AI..

"AI" can not say the same at all. And, unlike crypto, there's no realistic improvement in sight. It just keeps getting worse.

[โ€“] [email protected] 7 points 6 months ago

PoS requires significant staker profits to work, which would create the same inequality as the dollar has. It's basically dollar bonds but without regulations.