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1. Ars Technica (arstechnica@mastodon.social)'s status on Wednesday, 07-Feb-2024 23:31:03 JST Ars Technica

   Large cryptocurrency miners in US now have to report energy use to government

   137 mining facilities in the US account for 2.3 percent of electricity demand.

   https://arstechnica.com/tech-policy/2024/02/large-cryptocurrency-miners-in-us-now-have-to-report-energy-use-to-government/?utm_brand=arstechnica&utm_social-type=owned&utm_source=mastodon&utm_medium=social

   • Freevolt (freevolt24@mastodon.social)'s status on Thursday, 08-Feb-2024 00:05:29 JST Freevolt

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     @arstechnica Let me ask again. What good are they doing with that huge impact to the environment?

   • PatsyBaloney (patsybaloney@mastodon.social)'s status on Thursday, 08-Feb-2024 00:16:21 JST PatsyBaloney

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     @arstechnica
     An obscene use of energy, and thus environmental damage all for no good reason.