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Bitcoin Uses a Ton of Energy — On Purpose. Is it Worth It?
Climate One
The Energy Use of Bitcoin Transactions
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I think there's real value in these systems to people, now maybe not you and me, but certainly many millions of others. And there's a lot of potential upside. A single Bitcoin transaction uses as much electricity as an average household in the US over about 27 days. So I trust that the likes of Goldman Sachs and Fidelity, as they're moving into the space, know that this is not going away anytime soon.
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