Article 3A0W1 How much energy does Bitcoin consume, and can it improve?

How much energy does Bitcoin consume, and can it improve?

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Cory Doctorow
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After Digiconomist's analysis of the total energy consumption of the Bitcoin transactions on the blockchain went viral, Timothy Lee at Ars Technica provides a much-needed reality check in the form of some technical detail and nuance about what that energy consumption means, and where it might go. (more")

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