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by praveenperera 1895 days ago
People always complain about Bitcoin's environmental effects.

What about Gold's, the current financial system's?

https://www.zerohedge.com/crypto/critics-claim-bitcoin-threa...

3 comments

Bitcoin is already terrible and it’s structured to get ever more terrible.
1. whataboutism

2. Most currencies are fiat, not gold-backed

1. No it isn't, not if bitcoin can be a replacement for gold.

2. You didn't read my link

BTC wastes more power as it becomes more valuable.

This is the opposite of other major currencies.

BTC is an environmental travesty.