Birdwatch Note Rating
2023-04-11 10:40:26 UTC - HELPFUL
Rated by Participant: CBA5039D16E06EDE7E92BD7437C2037CDF9F5DE590AD5D3BEC1D7A7BA86DE0AC
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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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