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Each Bitcoin transaction uses 4,200 gallons of water — enough to fill a swimming pool — and could potentially cause freshwater shortages (www.tomshardware.com)

submitted 11 months ago by throws_lemy@lemmy.nz to c/technology@lemmy.world

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[–] SnotFlickerman@lemmy.blahaj.zone 3 points 11 months ago (1 children)

I guess my point had less to do with cryptocurrency and more to do with currency in general. It's not a defense of bitcoin as much as it's a critique of how much energy the system in general uses, either way.

However, it's also one that's not easily solved. Even with paper/coin money, you're still using finite resources to produce the bank-notes.

[–] iAmTheTot@kbin.social 4 points 11 months ago (1 children)

It was a bad point then, because bitcoin uses more.

[–] SaltySalamander@kbin.social 1 points 11 months ago

Citation needed.