- For every blockchain transaction, the network used 1,738 kWh of electricity on average.
- Ethereum had fewer on-chain transactions in 2022 than Bitcoin had.
- The carbon footprint of one Bitcoin transaction last year was 969 kilograms of CO2.
In a recent Twitter thread, Digiconomist noted that the total amount of power used by the bitcoin mining sector in 2017 was 161 TWh. Notably, there was a larger power usage than in comparison to all of Sweden.
Let’s start the year by reflecting on the colossal waste of resources in Bitcoin mining:During 2022 Bitcoin consumed 161 TWh of electricity in total, exceeding a country such as Sweden.Related CO2 emissions were ~90 Mt; again negating the entire global net savings from EVs.— Digiconomist (@DigiEconomist) January 1, 2023
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