• xhci@lemmy.world
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    11 months ago

    IMO seems like a policy change could easily fix this issue if computers are cooling using freshwater. It also doesn’t seem like this issue is limited to bitcoin.

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      11 months ago

      Anything with proof of work applies, but of course BTC is by far the largest.

      Another field that is using a ridiculous amount of power and thus water for cooling is AI.