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2024-01-14 10:28:43 UTC - NOT_HELPFUL
Rated by Participant: 4E5BD91769516CD6A6F1462DD1D7FB9A518CB77C44A9682E75C3B0417518A92B
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The claim that Bitcoin strains water and energy resources is based on faulty research by an employee of the Dutch Central Bank (likely the author of this post) that has been debunked numerous times. https://dailycoin.com/bitcoin-community-rages-at-junk-science-bbc-hit-piece/ https://x.com/Crypto_Mags/status/1730705124870484110?s=20 https://www.cnbc.com/2017/12/21/no-bitcoin-is-likely-not-going-to-consume-all-the-worlds-energy-in-2020.html
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