Sep 25, 2023
You've done a great job with this article. Thanks for sharing. đź‘Ť
There is something else you forgot to touch on.
Very few people address the other environmental problem with Bitcoin mining equipment, which has not been sufficiently addressed: E-waste.
It's a real shame that there's insufficient discussion about this, as the CO2 emissions from using ASIC miners can be readily offset by nuclear energy and various renewable sources*.
In contrast, e-waste directly linked to obsolete or broken miners is a much more complicated matter to resolve and people are ignoring this.
*This also depends on what type of energy is also used to make wind turbines and solar panels.
