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1. And almost as much electricity as the entire country of Poland

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Thu Nov 30, 2023, 07:51 AM

Nov 2023

Last edited Thu Nov 30, 2023, 12:26 PM - Edit history (1)

https://www.bbc.com/news/technology-67564205
"Bitcoin is so power hungry it uses only marginally less electricity than the entire country of Poland, according to figures from Cambridge University" ( https://ccaf.io/cbnsi/cbeci/comparisons ) .

ETA - the above ccaf.io link compares Bitcoin electricity usage with about every other imaginable electricity usage statistic.

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And almost as much electricity as the entire country of Poland progree Nov 2023 #1

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