Bitcoin’s Energy Usage Isn’t a Problem. Here’s Why.

LYN ALDEN,  August 2021, updated January 2023

Bitcoin’s energy usage is a rounding error as far as global energy usage is concerned. And I mean that literally; when scientists estimate that the world uses a certain amount of energy in a given year, they can easily be off by a couple percentage points in either direction, let alone a couple tenths of a percent. Bitcoin is estimated to use less than one tenth of one percent.

Lyn Alden

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