U.S. Bitcoin Mining Consumed 50 Billion kWh of Energy in 2022

Tom's Hardware
May 5, 2023, 2:24 pm188 pts
The White House's recently-published DAME tax proposal report brings to light estimates showing that national Bitcoin mining consumed more power than all of the United State's computers combined.

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