Bitcoin = bad for the environment, and it needs to change. #CleanUpBitcoin⁣ ⁣ Bitcoin mining operations (a.k.a. giant warehouses full of specialized computers guessing numbers 24/7 — yes, it’s absurd) require massive amounts of electricity (altogether, more than some countries!), and the majority of that electricity comes from oil, coal, and gas. It’s all because of Bitcoin’s outdated and inefficient code system.⁣ ⁣ In the years since China banned crypto mining in 2021, energy-hungry Bitcoin mining operations have flourished across the U.S., and the result is a lifeline to the fossil fuel industry: once-shuttered coal and gas plants have actually been reopened to serve Bitcoin’s insatiable electricity demand.⁣ ⁣ So how do we #CleanUpBitcoin? By pushing for a change in Bitcoin’s underlying code, which could instantly reduce its power consumption by over 99%. But most people don’t know about Bitcoin’s already massive climate impact, and the first step toward changing Bitcoin’s code is ra...