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In recent years, the debate surrounding Bitcoin has focused on its energy consumption, with global media and institutions branding it an environmental danger. Yet these accusations mask a deliberate tactic: to divert attention from Bitcoin’s benefits as a decentralized and non-manipulable asset.
Bitcoin’s nature—resistant to control by central banks and governments—makes it a direct threat to the global financial system and those who profit from it.
The narrative that Bitcoin “consumes too much energy” only serves the interests of the globalist elites, who seek to spread misinformation to curb the adoption of this tool for financial and digital freedom. It is essential to expose this strategy and understand why the traditional financial system—with its model of unlimited money printing and centralized control—views Bitcoin as a dangerous rival that challenges its power structure and monopoly over the economy.
Exposing the lies about bitcoin’s energy consumption
Bitcoin’s energy consumption figures are typically presented out of context. Compared to sectors like banking, social media, or even retail, Bitcoin is a minor player in terms of global energy demand, yet it still attracts disproportionate scrutiny and constant condemnation. For example, the global banking system has a massive infrastructure of buildings, servers, and employees, producing a carbon footprint far greater than Bitcoin mining. Yet there is no call for the ‘decarbonization’ of banks, nor structural changes demanded of these industries.
Modern mining rigs, specifically designed to process transactions and secure the Bitcoin network, are far more energy-efficient than their predecessors. Not only does this development reduce environmental impact, but it also allows miners to operate on renewable energy, a trend that continues to grow.
In many parts of the world, Bitcoin miners are using energy that would otherwise go to waste. For example, excess gas or methane from oil and gas operations, which would otherwise be released into the atmosphere, can be harnessed to power mining farms.
The cryptocurrency climate accord: A necessary step or a trap?
The Cryptocurrency Climate Accord (CCA), an initiative created in 2021 involving more than 250 companies and organisations in the cryptocurrency and blockchain industry, was supposedly launched to reduce this technology’s environmental impact. Among its main goals, the CCA pledges that by 2025, the industry will reach 100% renewable energy usage, and by 2040, it will achieve total “decarbonisation.” On the surface, these objectives might appear to be a step towards greater sustainability. In reality, however, they represent a marketing strategy designed to promote a convenient narrative for the financial elites, casting Bitcoin as an environmental threat while ignoring its true potential and applying grossly biased sustainability standards.
Proponents of the Accord claim that Bitcoin’s energy consumption is comparable to that of an entire country. This comparison, placing Bitcoin on par with countries like Belgium, is entirely misleading. Rather than offering genuine analysis, it uses the figure as a weapon to implant doubts in the public. In truth, Bitcoin represents only a fraction of the energy consumption of industries like finance or tech, which rely on enormous physical and digital infrastructures. Yet while these industries receive minimal criticism, Bitcoin is expected to undergo an urgent environmental transformation.
Why this obsession with Bitcoin, when the traditional financial system continues to have a massive environmental impact, with no similar commitments in place? In reality, Bitcoin’s energy consumption is tied to its security and decentralized model. According to the International Energy Agency (IEA), the mining process consumes energy as a safeguard against fraud and manipulation, relying on the Proof of Work (PoW) system. Unlike the fiat system, which depends on a central authority and can be manipulated, Bitcoin guarantees transparency and resilience thanks to this structure, making its energy use a feature rather than a flaw.
Carbon credits and emissions trading allow companies to offset their emissions without actually reducing them—a form of greenwashing that solves nothing. Bitcoin, on the other hand, has the potential to evolve and reduce its consumption without the need for deception.
The true intention of the CCA is to paint Bitcoin as an “environmental problem” that must be strictly regulated, while the traditional financial industry—whose impact is far greater—continues to operate unchecked. The “sustainability” promoted by the CCA is merely an excuse, a trap designed to disable Bitcoin’s potential as a free and decentralised technology, and to ensure the corrupt fiat system continues unchallenged.
Bitcoin vs. Fiat money
The fundamental difference between Bitcoin and fiat money lies in structure and transparency. Fiat money allows for unlimited creation by central banks, ultimately fostering inflation, reducing people’s purchasing power, and eroding economies. This system of unchecked money printing, which primarily benefits elites and political interests, allows market manipulation and condemns the population to a steady loss of savings’ value.
Bitcoin, by contrast, does not depend on governments or central banks. Its supply is finite, and its protocol guarantees a predictable, decentralised issuance of new coins. This makes Bitcoin a symbol of financial integrity and transparency, unlike the inflationary, opaque systems of central banks. While fiat money is a tool of power and centralised control, Bitcoin is a network that no one can interfere with or manipulate at will, empowering individuals with real control over their wealth and shielding them from the effects of inflationary policies.
Bitcoin as a refuge of freedom
Bitcoin is not merely an investment or a passing trend. It is a technology of resistance against financial control and monetary manipulation, threatening the interests of those who manage the fiat system. In a world where economic power is concentrated in the hands of a few, Bitcoin is a resource for those seeking independence and financial fairness.
A narrative designed to distract and protect the corrupt and unlimited money of the globalists: that is the true meaning of ‘sustainability’.
