Linux Inventor Says He Doesn’t Believe in Crypto(u.today)

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Linus Torvalds, creator of Linux, does not believe in cryptocurrencies, calling them a vehicle for scams and a Ponzi scheme.
Torvalds was once rumored to be Bitcoin creator Satoshi Nakamoto, but he clarified it was a joke and denied owning a Bitcoin fortune.
Torvalds also dismissed the idea of technological singularity as a bedtime story for children, saying continuous exponential growth does not make sense.

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bean@lemmy.world

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6 months ago

You are correct, but that doesn’t mean they all use the same model. Apparently in the USA, it’s as much electricity as the entire state of Utah. Also apparently Texas is a big home for it:

Locations of 52 U.S. cryptocurrency mining operations, as of January 2024

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