Hal Finney (who beta-tested bitcoin before its release) flagged it almost immediately:

> @halfin

> Thinking about how to reduce CO2 emissions from a widespread Bitcoin implementation

> Jan 27, 2009

https://twitter.com/halfin/status/1153096538

Bitcoiners cannot claim they weren't told early, by bitcoin's second developer.

No because he wanted to take revenge on the "banks" after the 2008 crisis. He must be incredibly proud of the gigantic pyramid he built, knowing if he move just one btc out of his wallet he'll cause so much ruin people will suicide.

Satoshi has been selling bitcoin to pay expenses every year. You just don’t know it because “Satoshi’s coins” is a myth. He wrote off the identifiable ones but still had years to mine cheaply.

Bitcoin is not ab attack in banks but on inflation.

It is undermining government ability to create poverty and oppress people.

I heard that the person who invented single serve coffee pods felt a similar guilt when they witnessed the amount of trash created from such a popular invention.

Both of these sentiments probably deserve the good old "Woody Harrelson drying tears with 100 dollar bills" meme.

I will also cast judgement back in time, to all families owning cars both fossil and electric, to all the people not recycling every ounce of garbage they've thrown. The people whom consumed even the slightest, I cast my judgement, they've doomed the world with their existence. The judgment I cast even lands upon you, hackernews commenter, when it's all laid out.

> Bitcoin is actually cleaning up the environment. At at this point still uses only a tiny fraction of the energy thrown away every year.

This is not true.

Bitcoin is a currency that entrenches fascists that have bought early.

This reads like it was written by a bot… except for spelling errors. I can’t even tell what it’s supposed to mean.