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2024-05-08 02:20:20 UTC - HELPFUL
Rated by Participant: 27A8226DE26E983184C43B6AF783365B212FE02286AB00234093762D4BCD8E25
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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 (@digiEconomist) that has been debunked numerous times. GreenpeaceUSA was paid $5m by the creator of Ripple to attack Bitcoin. 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 https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2022-03-29/greenpeace-crypto-billionaire-lobby-to-change-bitcoin-s-code?embedded-checkout=true
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