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2023-12-01 00:24:31 UTC - HELPFUL
Rated by Participant: 22665CAF59B9DAF5C4FBB9707EE99FA880D6A423731C4873E1CE028CCB9EEEA2
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Original Note:
The quoted expert "Alex de Vries" has made many claims about the bitcoin network which led to similarly alarming headlines such as: "Bitcoin Mining on Track to Consume All of the World's Energy by 2020"-https://www.newsweek.com/bitcoin-mining-track-consume-worlds-energy-2020-744036 His claims have been refuted by the International Energy Agency. https://www.iea.org/commentaries/bitcoin-energy-use-mined-the-gap
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