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Board Bitcoin Discussion
Re: Bitcoin is now consuming 1% of the world's electricity. Is that sustainable?
by
LeonardoDiCrypto
on 07/10/2018, 20:44:11 UTC
One year ago Bitcoin's network was consuming as much energy as Ireland. Now it has apparently doubled and now it is consuming 1% of the world's total electricity consumption.

https://digiconomist.net/bitcoin-energy-consumption

This, in a time when the world is trying to reduce carbon footprints to avoid or slow down global warming.
Is Bitcoin sustainable as it is?
I don't think so - in fact I'm sure it is not. There is a limit to insanity.
More data here:

https://digiconomist.net/bitcoin-energy-consumption

What is likely to happen next? Which are your thoughts?

no its actually embarassing,

that 1 bitcoin transaction needs the electricity of a european houshold in 2.5 weeks

More than embarassing that is unsustainable. And when something is unsustainable, it usually doesn't last forever.