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Pobeka

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1. Crypto processing requires a *lot* of energy. Why not just a credit card?

Reply to JudyM (Original post)

Sun Mar 27, 2022, 08:57 AM

Mar 2022

Seems counterproductive to use a monetary source that puts far more CO2 in the atmosphere than a reasonable alternative so we can save a portion of the amazon to capture CO2.

A good writeup here that discusses many of the energy demands for crypto:

https://www.asktraders.com/learn-to-trade/crypto-trading/bitcoin-energy-use/

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Crypto tokens available to help save the Amazon [View all] JudyM Mar 2022 OP

Crypto processing requires a *lot* of energy. Why not just a credit card? Pobeka Mar 2022 #1

What would the credit card purchase? JudyM Mar 2022 #2

Your URL doesn't work - it just says, when I click it, "you are not the author of this post" progree Mar 2022 #3

Thanks, fixed it. JudyM Mar 2022 #4

YW ❤️ progree Mar 2022 #5