@100trillionUSD The risk of the current financial system collapsing is the biggest risk for #bitcoin at its current stage of adoption and sophistication. This risk is direct proportional to the speed of the collapse. The longer it takes the better for BTC.
Respectfully, you didn't need to spend taxpayer money to conclude that Bitcoin "could consume 0.6-2.3% all electricity in the United States" - our models have been telling us for more than a year that Bitcoin uses ~1.9% of US electricity. (see calculations below)
But this statistic is meaningless (unless your intention is to create context-independent soundbites to vilify Bitcoin: quite possible, considering Senator Warren's involvement in this data-gathering exercise).
That's the easy bit. Here's what we also know, that the EIA has not been asked to investigate:
- 52.6% of that power comes from sustainable energy
- 60% of that power is on a single grid: ERCOT (Texas)
- the ERCOT grid has not experienced blackouts since Bitcoin hashrate rose steeply from 2021
- The ERCOT Grid operator from 2021-23 hailed Bitcoin as part of the reason the grid became more stable, and electricity prices did not rise further for Texans
- a high percentage of that power is stranded/wasted electricity/non-rival (not quantified yet, but there's a meaningful chunk of work for you EIA)
- a Cornell Study showed that Bitcoin mining on the ERCOT grid allowed renewable operators to become more profitable, which helped accelerate the renewable transition of that grid
- More than 10% of US network emissions are already offset through US methane mitigation, a figure that is trending upwards every year
Calculations:
US est electricity consumption: 4,068 billion kWh in 2024
source: EIA's own data https://t.co/9Cg5Ut4z70.
Bitcoin current global electricity consumption: 162.25 billion kWh (162.5 TWh). source: https://t.co/cereiCCS4h
US estimated % of global hashrate: 47.7%
Source: https://t.co/sbWb4F3P5C
https://t.co/cxVfhohB42
🧵While we were sleeping, the European Commission (via ESMA & ECB) has been creating a report which they plan to label bitcoin
-environmentally harmful
-a threat to EU energy security
-a haven for financial criminals
Paving the way for 2025 de facto EU bans on BTC & BTC mining
$TAO lists on @kucoincom 🔥
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Trading pair $TAO / $USDT on #KuCoin is now Live
Great efforts from the community to get this over the line 👏
One by one.. The doors of access are opening for #Bittensor
$TAO
I guess that settles it then.
I’m saying nothing after last time…
But the title & subtitle tells you everything you need to know — he’s right and you’re wrong. And that’s that.
https://t.co/4H0mVo0r0w
Ethereum will be falling and left behind. there is just no utility in it. And its one layer behind bitcoin when it comes to salability. $tao will eat $eth in a whole.