Over 2 percent of the US’s electricity generation now goes to bitcoin

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Over 2 percent of the US’s electricity generation now goes to bitcoin
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Over 2 percent of the US’s electricity generation now goes to bitcoin::US government tracking the energy implications of booming bitcoin mining in US.

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I think bitcoin is a waste of electricity. Never got the hype around something that takes so much energy, but doesn’t even even actually exist to make it worth it. Disgusting.

Anything is only worth what someone will pay. Always. Nothing has value beyond that.

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