Lee Duna@lemmy.nz to Technology@lemmy.worldEnglish · 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-square81fedilinkarrow-up178arrow-down164
arrow-up114arrow-down1external-linkEach Bitcoin transaction uses 4,200 gallons of water — enough to fill a swimming pool — and could potentially cause freshwater shortageswww.tomshardware.comLee Duna@lemmy.nz to Technology@lemmy.worldEnglish · 7 months agomessage-square81fedilink
minus-squarexhci@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up11arrow-down1·7 months agoIMO seems like a policy change could easily fix this issue if computers are cooling using freshwater. It also doesn’t seem like this issue is limited to bitcoin.
minus-squarezeppo@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up17·7 months agoAnything with proof of work applies, but of course BTC is by far the largest. Another field that is using a ridiculous amount of power and thus water for cooling is AI.
IMO seems like a policy change could easily fix this issue if computers are cooling using freshwater. It also doesn’t seem like this issue is limited to bitcoin.
Anything with proof of work applies, but of course BTC is by far the largest.
Another field that is using a ridiculous amount of power and thus water for cooling is AI.