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Topic | 1 BTC transaction = 22+ days of power consumption of an avg US household |
Choco 02/21/21 1:51:12 PM #15: | teep_ posted... From what I understand, every transaction is accompanied by a sort of verification, which is mathematically (and therefore electrically) intensiveThe verification you're talking about is for every block, not every transaction. The transactions are verified too (standard public/private key stuff) but that part isn't the reason for the huge power consumption. --- ... Copied to Clipboard! |
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