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mszcz on March 18, 2021 | parent | context | favorite | on: WallStreetBets members adopt 3,500 gorillas in six...

I never said it's energy usage is low. I said (more or less) that for what it is it's energy usage is low.

simiones on March 18, 2021 [–]

Bitcoin, at best, does what SWIFT does for the financial system. Comparing it with the entire global financial system is laughable.

For what it is, it consumes ENORMOUS amounts of energy.

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