misk@sopuli.xyz to Technology@lemmy.worldEnglish · 3 年前Just 137 crypto miners use 2.3% of total U.S. power — government now requiring commercial miners to report energy consumptionwww.tomshardware.comexternal-linkmessage-square360fedilinkarrow-up11.02Karrow-down130cross-posted to: [email protected]
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minus-squarebhmnscmm@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up8arrow-down4·3 年前I stand corrected. There is literally no functional difference between “currency” and (at least some) crypto.
minus-squareagent_flounder@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up5·3 年前How much energy is required for use of each?
minus-squarekirklennon@kbin.sociallinkfedilinkarrow-up3·3 年前 CBDC is blockchain based, i.e cryptocurrency. A CBDC can be blockchain based, but almost none actually will be. China’s isn’t. Japan’s CBDC is not. In the US, the Federal Reserve is still in early stages but I’m confident it won’t use blockchain either.
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There is no reason for CBDC to use blockchain.
I stand corrected. There is literally no functional difference between “currency” and (at least some) crypto.
How much energy is required for use of each?
A CBDC can be blockchain based, but almost none actually will be. China’s isn’t. Japan’s CBDC is not. In the US, the Federal Reserve is still in early stages but I’m confident it won’t use blockchain either.