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[-] some_guy@lemmy.sdf.org 8 points 4 days ago

If those stats are true, eff. I already hated that industry.

[-] xthexder@l.sw0.com 4 points 4 days ago* (last edited 4 days ago)

10 Gigawatts is actually a conservative estimate considering one of the figures I found was "In 2023, bitcoin consumed about 121.13 TWh", or about 14 Gigawatts 24/7

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