10 sats \ 0 replies \ @And1 27 Jun 2022 \ on: 💸 Bitcoin uses 56x less energy than the legacy system. With Lightning Network, a Bitcoin payment becomes 194 Million X more energy efficient than a classical payment. bitcoin
Even if it's pro Bitcoin, I still think the energy per transaction metric is not an appropriate way to compare bitcoin to our traditional payment system. The systems are far too different, and which parts of the fiat system are included into a comparison like this is very subjective.