Birdwatch Note Rating
2023-04-11 16:30:20 UTC - HELPFUL
Rated by Participant: E62D169EB3AC24BBA88F0B267FD0D1275556A045A552F57EBD741E7B0962C88C
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This claim is misleading. The Crypto Climate Accord, a crypto group, agrees it is misleading. Bitcoin mining requires energy. A study of 34 large-scale U.S. Bitcoin mines found that its annual energy needs directly resulted in emitting 10.4 million tons of carbon. https://cryptoclimate.org/accord/ https://www.nytimes.com/2023/04/09/business/bitcoin-mining-electricity-pollution.html
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