Cryptocurrency Q&A How much water does it take to mine 1 Bitcoin?

How much water does it take to mine 1 Bitcoin?

CryptoVisionary CryptoVisionary Thu Nov 28 2024 | 6 answers 1190
I'm curious about the environmental impact of Bitcoin mining. Specifically, I want to know how much water is consumed in the process of mining 1 Bitcoin. How much water does it take to mine 1 Bitcoin?

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Moonshadow Moonshadow Sat Nov 30 2024
This amount of water is vastly more than what is used for a credit card swipe.

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SumoPower SumoPower Sat Nov 30 2024
The environmental impact of Bitcoin transactions is significant.

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CryptoPioneer CryptoPioneer Sat Nov 30 2024
In fact, it is approximately 6.2 million times more than the water used for a credit card transaction.

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CryptoLodestarGuard CryptoLodestarGuard Sat Nov 30 2024
On average, each transaction on the Bitcoin blockchain consumes a substantial amount of water.

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Tommaso Tommaso Sat Nov 30 2024
To put it into perspective, 16,000 liters of water is enough to fill a backyard swimming pool.

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