Bitcoin’s climate reckoning

DEEP-DIVE: Whatever the motive, Elon Musk’s bitcoin broadside can only be A Good Thing for cryptocurrencies and the climate

The bitcoin energy debate is going full-throttle mainstream. Tesla CEO Elon Musk triggered a mass sell-off after tweeting that the electric car manufacturer won’t be accepting bitcoin for purchases due to concerns over the “increasing use of fossil fuels” for mining and transactions: