Lee Duna@lemmy.nz to Technology@lemmy.worldEnglish · 11 months agoMassive cryptomining rig discovered under Polish court’s floor, stealing powerarstechnica.comexternal-linkmessage-square31fedilinkarrow-up1454arrow-down16
arrow-up1448arrow-down1external-linkMassive cryptomining rig discovered under Polish court’s floor, stealing powerarstechnica.comLee Duna@lemmy.nz to Technology@lemmy.worldEnglish · 11 months agomessage-square31fedilink
minus-squareBarqsHasBite@lemmy.calinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up60arrow-down1·11 months agoI wonder how much pollution has been created for crypto.
minus-square0110010001100010@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up50arrow-down1·edit-211 months agoPer Wikipedia: As of 2022, bitcoin mining is estimated to be responsible for 0.1% of world greenhouse gas emissions. Their source: https://www.jbs.cam.ac.uk/2022/a-deep-dive-into-bitcoins-environmental-impact/ That’s just bitcoin, I don’t know how that translates into all cryptos. Now that’s still a decent chunk but not really a blip on the breakdown chart: https://ourworldindata.org/ghg-emissions-by-sector For example, landfills generate almost 2%.
minus-squareilmagico@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up2·11 months agoA lot, but the solution exists, and it doesn’t require getting rid of crypto coins, it’s called proof-of-stake. Then maybe people can stop building stupid mining rigs …
I wonder how much pollution has been created for crypto.
Per Wikipedia:
Their source: https://www.jbs.cam.ac.uk/2022/a-deep-dive-into-bitcoins-environmental-impact/
That’s just bitcoin, I don’t know how that translates into all cryptos.
Now that’s still a decent chunk but not really a blip on the breakdown chart: https://ourworldindata.org/ghg-emissions-by-sector
For example, landfills generate almost 2%.
A lot, but the solution exists, and it doesn’t require getting rid of crypto coins, it’s called proof-of-stake. Then maybe people can stop building stupid mining rigs …