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BTC carbon footprint is smaller than USA government's
How is that statement supposed to contribute to the conversation? We all know that Bitcoin's consumption and environmental impact is absolutely massive for what is essentially - currently - an online casino.
I don't know that its essentially an online casino. It's a digital currency that makes it able to transact outside of the domain of Visa/MasterCard and US dollar, so maybe compare it to that system and the energy requirements of those.