misk@sopuli.xyz to Technology@lemmy.worldEnglish · 10 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-up11.02Kcross-posted to: hackernews@lemmy.smeargle.fanstechnology@lemmy.worldtechnology@lemmit.online
arrow-up11.02Kexternal-linkJust 137 crypto miners use 2.3% of total U.S. power — government now requiring commercial miners to report energy consumptionwww.tomshardware.commisk@sopuli.xyz to Technology@lemmy.worldEnglish · 10 months agomessage-square360fedilinkcross-posted to: hackernews@lemmy.smeargle.fanstechnology@lemmy.worldtechnology@lemmit.online
minus-squareprole@sh.itjust.workslinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up13·10 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%.