Lyn Alden: Bitcoin's Energy Usage Isn't a Problem. Here's Why.
Swan Signal Live - A Bitcoin Show
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Bitcoin's Energy Consumption
Bitcoin's energy consumption is 12 times smaller than that of always-on electrical devices in US households. If Bitcoin becomes wildly successful with trillions of dollars of utility for users, we could potentially see it emit an amount of CO2 that is comparable to or higher than zinc production and likely still below that of aluminum production. The Bitcoin network can do a maximum of a few hundred thousand base layer transactions per day. Whether blocks are full or not, they're using roughly the same amount of energy.
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