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AnIdiotOnTheNet on Jan 19, 2021 | parent | context | favorite | on: Bitcoin emissions alone could push global warming ...

Ugh, no, gold is used in electronics, aerospace materials, even to treat arthritis. Even if no one ever used it as currency it would still have properties that make it useful.

This is not true of Bitcoin.

biolurker1 on Jan 19, 2021 [–]

Well bitcoin is currency that can be transmitted digitally unlike gold. Yes, you can't use it in jewelry true!

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