Bitcoin Core developer Peter Todd joined the backlash against a “fake news” report about Bitcoin’s impact on global warming October 29. This occurred after multiple appearances in mainstream media publications. Nature‘s ‘Naive Assumptions’ Originally published by Nature, the brief report claims that Bitcoin (BTC) mining could help increase temperatures by over 2 degrees Celsius within just “11 years” depending on Bitcoin’s rate of adoption. “Bitcoin is a power-hungry cryptocurrency that is increasingly used as anRead MoreThe post 3.2 GB Block Sizes: Developers Bash Bitcoin Climate Change Study as ‘Fake News’ appeared first on Bitcoinist.com.
