China says it wants to eliminate Bitcoin mining

Re:China says it wants to eliminate Bitcoin mining by paulgb on Tuesday April 09, 2019 @11:19AM (#19615521)

Of all the fantastical things bitcoiners believe, the idea that the mining industry isn't directly responsible for a huge amount of CO2 emissions is one of the most egregious.

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Re:China says it wants to eliminate Bitcoin mining by ryanlol on Tuesday April 09, 2019 @01:47PM (#19617227)

Did you accidentally reply to the wrong person?

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Re:China says it wants to eliminate Bitcoin mining by paulgb on Tuesday April 09, 2019 @01:55PM (#19617306)

I was responding to this point:

> the whole bitcoin climate change story isn’t true

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Re:China says it wants to eliminate Bitcoin mining by ryanlol on Tuesday April 09, 2019 @02:29PM (#19617614)

There's a world of difference between the wild claims re: bitcoin pushing global warming above 2°C and bitcoin causing lots of CO2 emissions.

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