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Each Bitcoin transaction uses 4,200 gallons of water — enough to fill a swimming pool — and could potentially cause freshwater shortages (www.tomshardware.com)

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[–] [email protected] 1 points 11 months ago (1 children)

Bitcoin is the ur-cryptocurrency, the Original Sin from which all of the other flaws from cryptocurrency arise.

[–] [email protected] -2 points 11 months ago* (last edited 11 months ago) (1 children)

Bitcoin is the first in a huge series of crap for speculation, but it's not the whole thing. A good example is several central banks that are creating their own cryptocurrencies, centralized and generally fundamentally opposed to that.

[–] [email protected] 2 points 11 months ago* (last edited 10 months ago) (1 children)

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[–] [email protected] -2 points 11 months ago* (last edited 11 months ago) (3 children)

You were a troll after all. Blocked.

[–] [email protected] 2 points 11 months ago* (last edited 10 months ago)

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[–] [email protected] 2 points 11 months ago (1 children)

Can you block me too please?

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