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[-] WhyJiffie@sh.itjust.works 1 points 1 month ago

According to Google, it uses somewhere between 645 and 650 GWh annually, compared to between 150 and 204.4 Terawatt-hours (TWh) for Bitcoin.

sure but it's also a much smaller operation

[-] prole@lemmy.blahaj.zone 1 points 1 month ago

Fair enough. I do believe it's more efficient on a per coin basis or whatever though

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