Linda Xie: Bitcoin mining farms consume electricity comparable to small nation states
Linda Xie · Beyond Cryptocurrencies · Dec 15, 2018 · at 7:26
Linda Xie, co-founder of Scalar Capital and former product manager at Coinbase, discusses the industrial scale and energy demands of Bitcoin mining.
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“Mining farms where they're actually consuming as much electricity as some small nation states.”
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