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by krasin 864 days ago
I would be with you, if bitcoin was only allowed to use carbon-free electricity. The reality is that they sometimes buy coal mines ([1]) and burn coal onsite without paying for the externalities. And that's something to be worried about.

1. https://www.theguardian.com/technology/2022/feb/18/bitcoin-m...

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> And that's something to be worried about.

not even remotely in my opinion, bitcoin uses cheap electricity, and if carbon-free is cheaper like everyone proposes then it should be quickly adopted by bitcoin miners