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Does Bitcoin Have an Energy Problem?
Is Bitcoin bad for the environment? This CoinDesk Research report looks at the data behind the most common critiques and shows that, while Bitcoin uses a lot of energy, the mix is evolving towards renewables. Bitcoin also incentivizes investment in clean energy sources, redistributes wasted power production and can convert pollution into value.
Noelle Acheson
Noelle Acheson is host of the CoinDesk "Markets Daily" podcast, and author of the Crypto is Macro Now newsletter on Substack. She is also former head of research at CoinDesk and sister company Genesis Trading. Follow her on Twitter at @NoelleInMadrid.
