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Bitcoin does not require all that energy it actually protects itself by making it more difficult to mine when more energy is thrown at it. See difficulty adjust
by thisconnect 2y ago
Bitcoin does not require all that energy it actually protects itself by making it more difficult to mine when more energy is thrown at it. See difficulty adjustment.
But people will throw more energy at it in the future. There is no reason to put all unused energy into Bitcoin mining.