#Bitcoin’s growing #water footprint
Each Bitcoin transaction uses 4,200 gallons of water — enough to fill a swimming pool — and could potentially cause #freshwater shortages. A data scientist at DNB and a researcher for VU Amsterdam, stressed water consumption has increased over the years. He also calculated computational process behind Bitcoin uses 8.6 to 35.1 billion liters of water annually in the #USA or roughly one swimming pool's worth of water per transaction. https://www.cell.com/cell-reports-sustainability/fulltext/S2949-7906(23)00004-6#secsectitle0010
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