• alekwithak@lemmy.world
    1232·
    1 year ago

    Hate this argument. No one ever discusses Fiat currency’s environmental impact.

    *Which includes literally, actually destroying the Amazon rainforest.

    • evanuggetpi@lemmy.nz
      342·
      1 year ago

      Whataboutism. Bitcoin does not need to be proof of work. It’s horrendously inefficient.

    • Aabbcc@lemm.ee
      101·
      1 year ago

      They talk about it all the time and the impact is much, much less.

    • Emerald@lemmy.world
      77·
      1 year ago

      And not all crypto is proof of work, some is proof of stake, which actually isn’t too bad environmentally