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Inside the Environmentalist Campaign to Change Bitcoin’s Code

Campaigners explain why they’re convinced all it takes is support from a few powerful firms and people to change the fundamentals of Bitcoin.

Updated May 11, 2023, 3:43 p.m. Published Jun 4, 2022, 1:00 p.m.
Bitcoin mining can soak up renewable energy that is hard to transmit or consume locally, giving a leg up to energy producers. (Illustration: Yunha)
Bitcoin mining can soak up renewable energy that is hard to transmit or consume locally, giving a leg up to energy producers. (Illustration: Yunha)