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Re:Why Bitcoin Is Bad for the Environment by bitcoinmonger on Sunday April 25, 2021 @07:29AM (#26931940)
I don't understand why Bitcoin has been designed to burn fossil fuels when it should just as easily be able to be run using green energy.

Until this is changed I can't see cryptocurrencies having a future, despite their utility.

Re:Why Bitcoin Is Bad for the Environment by andy9775 on Sunday April 25, 2021 @11:56AM (#26933686)
Exactly. If bitcoin mining drives demand for solar, leads to solar production jobs in the US and increases R&D leading to more efficient panels - awesome. But if companies start to go public based on the premise of mining bitcoin at the cheapest possible price - I doubt they'll invest in Solar/wind/geo[0].

[0] Yes, I know mining in Iceland is a thing. But mines in Iceland don't make up a huge chunk of the network.