🌱 “It’s terrible for the environment!” This has been a criticism of Bitcoin for years now. Bitcoin’s proof-of-work consensus requires a lot of energy, and in the past, much of that has been generated by dirty fossil fuels.

Not any more. In fact, Bitcoin is one of the cleanest industries on the planet thanks to miners’ preference for renewable energy sources. Moreover, it’s playing a key role in helping stabilize energy grids.

If you’re looking for more information on this, Daniel Batten has some fascinating research and is doing some great work educating journalists and mainstream media. It’s well worth a look to arm yourself with some counter-arguments to this common bit of misinformation.