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ffggvv on Feb 10, 2021 | parent | context | favorite | on: Cambridge Bitcoin Electricity Consumption Index

proof of work is immoral if you’re an environmentalist. that’s why tesla acquiring BTC was especially egregious

koonsolo on Feb 10, 2021 [–]

Exactly my thought. They could have picked a more environment friendly cryptocurrency (e.g. Nano).

It would also had a relative bigger impact on the price, and so Tesla could have made a lot more money with such a move.

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