US government tracking the energy implications of booming bitcoin mining in US.

Over 2 percent of the US’s electricity generation now goes to bitcoin::US government tracking the energy implications of booming bitcoin mining in US.

  • dhork@lemmy.worldEnglish
    3·
    7 months ago

    My main issue with Bitcoin isn’t even the POW vs POS angle, it’s the fact that the core devs see no problem with their current POW algorithm, which is not designed to put any bounds at all on energy consumption. But I also think they should have increased the block size, and you can see where that discussion went.

    • TypicalHog@lemm.eeEnglish
      4·
      7 months ago

      I sometimes have a weird vibe like someone somehow crippled Bitcoin by making it not able to evolve and develop. I mean… If I wanted it gone and couldn’t just destroy it, I would cripple it. Idk, just feels sus.

    • NotMyOldRedditName@lemmy.worldEnglish
      31·
      7 months ago

      Fuck the core devs is really all i have to add to that without going into it…

      Luckily things like Ethereum and others were born due to them.

    • NotMyOldRedditName@lemmy.worldEnglish
      2·
      7 months ago

      I have really high hopes for something like proof of work

      I just realized I wrote the above, but if it wasn’t clear, I meant proof of stake.