Please remember this the next time you hear, read or want to talk about Bitcoin or any other of those crypto...

Please remember this the next time you hear, read or want to talk about Bitcoin or any other of those crypto currencies that people are "mining"...

Originally shared by Kristian Köhntopp

Bitcoins energy use, however much it currently really is, is doubling every 6 months, and that is not only unsustainable. It's also currently erasing all progress that we have made in using non-fossil energy sources.
https://grist.org/article/bitcoins-energy-use-got-studied-and-you-libertarian-nerds-look-even-worse-than-usual/