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Bitcoin’s Last Stand

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So states an organization that represents companies owning roughly 1/2 of all downtown commercial real-estate on the planet — banking and insurance.

What is the per-transaction energy and waste cost of that?

Unstated.

One Bitcoin transaction consumes hardware comparable to the hardware of two smartphones.

I knew it was bad, but this is just horrifying.

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