that Bitcoin mining uses more water than many countries. And that it’s bad for the environment etc
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Thank you, but ...uh...WTF?
yeah I was saying the same thing 😂
Okay, I read the article now. This dude is a professor at my alma matter. I wan't my money back. 🤬
really?!? crazy tho that he has such a different view of Bitcoin compared to you. And also, we do know how many institutions look at Bitcoin
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thank you :) this so interesting tho. An sad that the mainstream news channels fail to
mention that it is actually a peer reviewed scientific study. Prob hard to tell if it’s meant to be biased or not since we don’t know what’s happening behind the science but the way and when it’s put out says a lot about it
It’s not peer reviewed, it’s a commentary. The author also calculates everything at maximum theoretical levels and ignores any variables like immersion or water repurposing or how the energy is derived in the first place. Some of the comments left behind at The Verge’s article on the same subject make for some balanced reading:
I graduated before 2009.