could not agree more. What’s worse, this is not just a US problem, this is a world’s problem. This study can be probably replicated in many places.

And if memory serves well, there were some large bitcoin mining places in countries with very cheap electricity… which of course is polluting those countries and making electricity less cheap for their citizens.

I guess I assumed the crypto crash would have stopped this

In addition to burning the planet it's also driving up our power bills and delaying scrapping dirty power plants.

Crypto is total trash. The best time to ban it was years ago, the second best time is right now.

I so very much agree with this. Bitcoin will never be able to be any sort of real currency that everyone uses. It is far too costly in terms of energy consumption and too slow. Crypto is such a joke that humanity played on itself.

1) Just a reminder that as #AI and #chatbots are taking off, demand for #electricity and other #energy usage will also increase. We should keep this in mind as we discuss advances in #InformationTechnology.

2) As #SenatorWarren pointed out recently, big-money #ransomware #cybercrimes will only use #cryptocurrency for payments.

I don't foresee the politicians, who are in the hands of big-money donors, ending #crypto completely. But at the very least they should find a way to regulate it and bring it under control.

now if some passing Anarchists felt like something to trash for the Greater Good..

would be interesting to how much energy Visa takes and how much their carbon footprint is.