Just want to put this out there. What is the problem with crypto mining and energy consumption? Yes, I know you'll raise environment concerns, I get it.
Well, comparing to centralized system especially on Financial sector it cost much higher rather than crypto mining, From some article Banks consume 4x higher rather than crypto mining especiall Mining. Read more here;
https://medium.com/@zodhyatech/which-consumes-more-power-banks-or-bitcoins-8302750fe2bcShouldn't we concentrate our efforts on using clean renewable energy, rather than restrict our use of it?
That's a difficult thing, Crypto and Blockchain are prohibited not because of energy consumption but because banks or centralized systems are afraid of losing their monopoly role (My personal assumption), What do you think guys?