https://www.thestreet.com/technology/elon-musk-says-the-world-has-a-bigger-problem-than-global-warming

  • fishnwhistle420 [he/him]
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    2 years ago

    “In 2021, the tech tycoon suspended purchase of Tesla cars with bitcoins, after activists told him that it requires a lot of electricity to validate transactions (Proof-of-Work) made with the cryptocurrency.”

    Bull.shit. Bull. Fucking shit. He announced they’d instead allow crypto bros to buy any Tesla merch they wanted from the site using crypto, just not the cars themselves because the price of bitcoin is too unstable for any big purchases besides drugs. It had nothing to do with the electrical cost. And you’re telling me crypto daddy musk had to be told by activists that bitcoin uses a ton of electricity?