Bitcoin’s Last Stand

So states an organization that represents companies owning roughly 1&#x2F;2 of all downtown commercial real-estate on the <i>planet</i> — banking and insurance.<p>What is the per-transaction energy and waste cost of that?<p>Unstated.

&gt; One Bitcoin transaction consumes hardware comparable to the hardware of two smartphones.<p>I knew it was bad, but this is just horrifying.