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echelon on July 31, 2021 | parent | context | favorite | on: The Bitcoin mine with its own power plant

> proof of energy wasted

I really like this term.

daenz on July 31, 2021 | [–]

PoW - Proof of Waste

anonporridge on July 31, 2021 | [–]

Proof of excess energy production may be better.

It is wasted in terms of burning fossil fuels though, since that is stored energy that took millions of years to charge up.

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