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Why Some Bitcoin Devs Say Lasers Can Cut Mining’s Energy Costs

“Optical proof-of-work” would improve geographic distribution of hashrate and quell fears of climate-related pushback, proponents argue.

작성자 George Kaloudis

업데이트됨 2024년 4월 10일 오전 2:13 게시됨 2022년 3월 22일 오후 2:18 AI 번역

Lasers have shown promise in making computation more efficient. Plus, optical computation would fit the “laser eyes” meme popular among bitcoiners. (Illustration: Yunha Lee)