At its present level, Bitcoin consumes 81.51 terawatt hours (TWh) annually. If it were a country, it would rank as number 39 for annual electricity consumption, ahead of Austria and Venezuela.
This is far away (63.9% to be exact) from what the Hypebeast article linked in the OP claims:
As of May 3, 2021, the amount of electricity consumed by Bitcoin was recorded at 133.63 Terawatt-hour (TWh)
There’s no source whatsoever linked in the article. I call bullshit.
Of course Bitcoin and similar Proof-of-Work blockchains are wasteful, but the claim of the article remains a fabrication if they don’t link a source.
This is a better current article which even links sources: Nasdaq - How Much Energy Does Bitcoin Use?. Quote:
This is far away (63.9% to be exact) from what the Hypebeast article linked in the OP claims: