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Every Single Bitcoin Transaction—Even Buying A Latte—Consumes Over $100 In Electricity, Says A New Report

Fortune
"The report states that each Bitcoin transaction consumes 1,173 kilowatt hours of electricity. That’s the volume of energy that could “power the typical American home for six weeks,” the authors add."
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