Bitcoin Miners Want to Recast Themselves as Eco-Friendly - The New York Times

Facing intense criticism, the crypto mining industry is trying to change the view that its energy-guzzling computers are harmful to the climate.

Bitcoins ballooning energy use has long outraged environmentalists. But the criticism that made the strongest impression came from Mr. Musk, a longtime Bitcoin booster, who said on Twitter in May tha… [+1179 chars]

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