misk@sopuli.xyz to Technology@lemmy.worldEnglish · 10 months agoJust 137 crypto miners use 2.3% of total U.S. power — government now requiring commercial miners to report energy consumptionwww.tomshardware.comexternal-linkmessage-square271fedilinkarrow-up11.01Karrow-down130cross-posted to: environment@lemmy.worldhackernews@lemmy.smeargle.fanstechnology@lemmy.world
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minus-squarePulptastic@midwest.sociallinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up7·10 months agoDon’t forget the opportunity cost of achieving orbital velocity. I’d say ban it but the cat is out of the bag. Tax it and provide alternatives and hopefully it will die.
minus-squareorrk@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1·10 months agodude you can totally ban it, it’s not even difficult, you just don’t let them suck up infinite power
Don’t forget the opportunity cost of achieving orbital velocity.
I’d say ban it but the cat is out of the bag. Tax it and provide alternatives and hopefully it will die.
dude you can totally ban it, it’s not even difficult, you just don’t let them suck up infinite power