Bitcoin advocates claim that mining could help the environment by forcing the efficient allocation of resources. Does that argument hold up?
In brief
Bitcoin advocates have argued that mining could preserve surplus energy by turning it into an alternative store of value.
Projects around the world are looking to use surplus energy from hydropower, wind power and natural gas to mine Bitcoin.
In practice, however, the priorities of Bitcoin miners and renewable energy developers are not aligned.
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