misk@sopuli.xyz to Technology@lemmy.worldEnglish · 9 months agoJust 137 crypto miners use 2.3% of total U.S. power — government now requiring commercial miners to report energy consumptionwww.tomshardware.comexternal-linkmessage-square360fedilinkarrow-up11.02Karrow-down131cross-posted to: hackernews@lemmy.smeargle.fanstechnology@lemmy.world
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minus-squareprole@sh.itjust.workslinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up13arrow-down1·9 months agoJust a PSA that the second biggest cryptocurrency by market cap (ETH) is no longer proof of work, and in the process, reduced their power consumption by ~98%.
Just a PSA that the second biggest cryptocurrency by market cap (ETH) is no longer proof of work, and in the process, reduced their power consumption by ~98%.