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The carbon footprint of a single Bitcoin transaction easily exceeds the per passenger carbon footprint of a direct flight from New York to London.

On top of that the average e-waste generation per Bitcoin transaction is also equivalent to throwing away an iPad.

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Bitcoin miners provide “flexible load” only if they are paid extortionate rates to do so. Last year Riot Platforms made a lot more money <not> mining than they could have by mining Bitcoin in the summer. https://fortune.com/2022/08/13/riot-blockchain-bitcoin-mining-texas-electric-grid-subsidy/amp/ They normally also pay just 2.5 cents per kWh. https://twitter.com/nsmolenski/status/1641089234940358658

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The enemies of #bitcoin in Texas are also introducing legislation.

TX Senate Bill 1751 seeks to:

1) Prohibit ERCOT from compensating #bitcoin miners for shutting down during demand spikes

2) Ban tax abatements for miners in Texas b/c “mining is already https://cbsaustin.com/news/local/texas-senate-bill-seeks-to-regulate-bitcoin-miners-and-their-electricity-consumption-riot-platforms-ercot-rockdale… https://twitter.com/i/web/status/1641089234940358658
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The carbon footprint of a single Bitcoin transaction easily exceeds the per passenger carbon footprint of a direct flight from New York to London.

On top of that the average e-waste generation per Bitcoin transaction is also equivalent to throwing away an iPad.

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The average Texan still pays ~6 times more, but it’s never enough for this parasitic and wasteful industry.

Everybody else ends up paying the price for the promises that are never delivered on https://www.financialexpress.com/business/blockchain-kentucky-to-investigate-contracts-providing-discounted-electricity-prices-to-cryptocurrency-miners-2902599/lite/

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Local Texans Lay Into Bitcoin Miners Exploiting Energy Woes

“Don’t piss on our boots and tell us it’s raining.”

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Bitcoin miners provide “flexible load” only if they are paid extortionate rates to do so. Last year Riot Platforms made a lot more money <not> mining than they could have by mining Bitcoin in the summer. https://fortune.com/2022/08/13/riot-blockchain-bitcoin-mining-texas-electric-grid-subsidy/amp/ They normally also pay just 2.5 cents per kWh.

Natalie Smolenski @NSmolenski

The enemies of #bitcoin in Texas are also introducing legislation.

TX Senate Bill 1751 seeks to:

1) Prohibit ERCOT from compensating #bitcoin miners for shutting down during demand spikes

2) Ban tax abatements for miners in Texas b/c “mining is already https://cbsaustin.com/news/local/texas-senate-bill-seeks-to-regulate-bitcoin-miners-and-their-electricity-consumption-riot-platforms-ercot-rockdale… https://twitter.com/i/web/status/1641089234940358658
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Bitcoin’s environmental impact is on the rise again as the BTC price has been moving up. Per my own estimates Bitcoin is now responsible for consuming as much electricity as half of global data centers combined. Cambridge even puts it at the same level as country like Argentina… https://twitter.com/i/web/status/1640840157304635392

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