Lee Dunacake to Technology@beehaw.orgEnglish • 7 months agoEach Bitcoin transaction uses 4,200 gallons of water — enough to fill a swimming pool — and could potentially cause freshwater shortageswww.tomshardware.comexternal-linkmessage-square110fedilinkarrow-up1199arrow-down10cross-posted to: technology@lemmy.world
arrow-up1199arrow-down1external-linkEach Bitcoin transaction uses 4,200 gallons of water — enough to fill a swimming pool — and could potentially cause freshwater shortageswww.tomshardware.comLee Dunacake to Technology@beehaw.orgEnglish • 7 months agomessage-square110fedilinkcross-posted to: technology@lemmy.world
minus-square@EinfachUnersetzlich@lemm.eelinkfedilink2•edit-27 months agoYeah, at current electricity prices where I live that would be just under £300,000 per transaction. Doesn’t seem right. Edit: as pointed out, I was out by a factor of 100. Electricity costs 40p per kWh here.
minus-square@GenderNeutralBro@lemmy.sdf.orglinkfedilinkEnglish4•7 months agoYou sure you have the magnitude right on that? From a quick search, I think it should only be about £200 in e.g. London, with similar prices in big cities across the US. I thought those were relatively high prices to begin with.
Yeah, at current electricity prices where I live that would be just under £300,000 per transaction. Doesn’t seem right.
Edit: as pointed out, I was out by a factor of 100. Electricity costs 40p per kWh here.
You sure you have the magnitude right on that? From a quick search, I think it should only be about £200 in e.g. London, with similar prices in big cities across the US. I thought those were relatively high prices to begin with.
You’re right. It was late.