Exposing a dirty secret: What uses more power, Bitcoin, streaming, AI, or social media?
Exposing a dirty secret: What uses more power, Bitcoin, streaming, AI, or social media?
Exposing a dirty secret: What uses more power, Bitcoin, streaming, AI, or social media?
Exposing a dirty secret: What uses more power, Bitcoin, streaming, AI, or social media?
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tldr; Bitcoin mining consumed approximately 171 TWh of electricity in 2025, significantly less than traditional data centers, which used between 448 and 1,050 TWh, and AI-focused facilities, which consumed 82 to 536 TWh. AI data centers are projected to account for 40% of total data center energy use by 2026. Bitcoin mining operates with a 52.4% sustainable energy mix, higher than the 42% average for traditional data centers. Despite its energy use, Bitcoin’s grid benefits include demand response capabilities, unlike streaming or social media platforms.
*This summary is auto generated by a bot and not meant to replace reading the original article. As always, DYOR.
The crypto energy crisis was always FUD perpetuated by morons and buttcoiners (who coincidentally are also morons).
What a stupid article. Total energy usage is a completely useless stat. My Minecraft server for my kid uses less energy than all of the above, so therefore it’s better! You would have to account for the usefulness of the different technologies, and coming to some sort of energy used per use metric would likely be better as well. Garbage article on this sub, but that shouldn’t be surprising since 90% of the articles on this sub are garbage