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How the End of Mining Could Lead to the ‘Uberization’ of Infrastructure

Decentralization

07 Mar
12:11
How the End of Mining Could Lead to the ‘Uberization’ of Infrastructure
The public was aghast back in early 2018 when PwC Bitcoin specialist Alex de Vries estimated that Bitcoin servers consume more than 22 terawatt-hours of electricity per year which is comparable to entire countries such as Austria and Ireland. To many, this was a brewing crisis that if left unchecked would render blockchains unscalable and unsustainable Even Bitcoin’s strongest supporters recognized that the energy consumption issue presented a barrier to growth and mainstream adoption. The...
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