not to mention all the ESG shit being pushed on the world. apparently the millions of square feet in brick and mortar banks that used tons of fossil fuels to heat and cool with millions of employees over many decades is more environmentally friendly than some GPUs running for a few years.
i think proof of work, which may or may not be superior to proof of stake, is fighting the current with the ESG/Carbon credits bullshit coming from the head of Blackrock
Gold doesn't take any power to store value.
oh yeh...you just put it anywhere and it'll just stay there.
It's how we found it in the ground.
no just to transport or securely store or make divisible or to be useful in any meaningful way, then yes you're right.
Nor does Bitcoin. In both cases mining is expensive, energy intensive, and driven by self-interest.
.....which is pretty much the ideal scenario for success.
Mining and transactions are one thing that's costly and requires a big infrastructure. I can trade gold with someone without much energy.
i think proof of work, which may or may not be superior to proof of stake
I'm really confused at what this all means, especially with multiple versions of the same coin now
Proof-of-waste.
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