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Lemma, a short statement you believe to be true
- No names, respond to the idea not the person
- Stay on topic, the lemma stays in the center
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2yr
• The energy used to execute transactions is very low, so there could be a crypto currency that has different criteria for mining new coins that uses less energy
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Around 39% of the energy used is from renewable sources
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As we get towards the final number of bitcoins that can be made, energy consumption will decrease
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Governments are starting to crack down on Crypto energy use, China is a recent example
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It’s use of energy is to solve arbitrary problems in order to award new coins, it is completely unnecessary
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Global data centres that power all other online services accounts for 0.8%
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Crypto uses about 0.5% of the worlds energy consumption and it’s only used by a tiny fraction of the population
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2yr
The model of increasing energy use as Crypto grows will make it unattractive from an environmental perspective