This is a quick post aimed at a reader who does not necessarily have an understanding of the state-of-the-art of cryptocurrency research, and is concerned about environmental and energy usage properties of cryptocurrency. This is not a comprehensive deep-dive into the tradeoffs of different consensus algorithms of participation mechanisms.mandatory solarpunk aesthetic“Cryptocurrency boils the oceans in order to create collectable Pogs”. “Idling your car to produce coins that can be swapped fo...