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> Numerous articles document Bitcoin's energy sources, which are

Primarily based in a country which is also the world's largest consumer of coal

> Its security model has yet to be proven on any network worth discussing. Those claiming otherwise are selling snake oil.

If there are specific problems worth raising about PoS, please share them, I'm sure plenty of folk here would love to learn what they are.

My take is that it's probably an ESG thing, perhaps some funds voiced their concerns about the potential for Tesla stock to hurt their ESG ratings. There was never any question of whether holding and transacting in Bitcoin would eventually start appearing on the same page as Greta Thunberg, the only question was when. It seems Musk just drastically accelerated this outcome.



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