It's a tradeoff, like every technology. Streaming video infrastructure and consumption probably creates more CO2 than all crypto put together. People who don't

It's a tradeoff, like every technology. Streaming video infrastructure and consumption probably creates more CO2 than all crypto put together. People who don't like the underlying premise of Bitcoin (a currency outside of government control) will tend to highlight the negatives, while people who like the premise of Bitcoin will support the positives. Narratives such as the one presented in this article are an attempt to sway the undecided/uninterested to the "anti-Bitcoin" side. Indeed, the conclusion of the article suggests "regulating" cryptocurrency as a method of controlling emissions, exposing this as another attempt to block the spread of cryptocurrency.