The international environmental organization Greenpeace has unveiled a new mascot that represents the “dangerous amounts of pollution” caused by the mining of the first cryptocurrency.
Some climate activists think #Bitcoin is just fake internet money they can safely ignore.
The truth? Bitcoin is causing dangerous amounts of real-world pollution from its ravenous consumption of fossil fuels, all due to its outdated code.
The solution? #ChangeTheCode pic.twitter.com/7wa7BMCzV5
— Greenpeace USA (@greenpeaceusa) March 23, 2023
According to environmentalists, the “outdated code” of the technology seriously harms the environment. For them, bitcoin “has become a major hurdle in the fight to phase out fossil fuels.”
The organization offers to receive a free sticker with the image of “Satoshi Skulls” and the slogan “Change the code, not the climate.”
Willie Fox, director of media strategy at mining company Compass Mining, called the Greenpeace mascot “really cool” and put his image on the profile avatar.
so badass honestly pic.twitter.com/z68XVws6by
— Will Foxley (@wsfoxley) March 24, 2023
Nick Carter, co-founder of analytics platform Coin Metrics, noted that Greenpeace “accidentally created the most metallic bitcoin art in their misguided campaign against PoW“.
Greenpeace accidentally made the most metal bitcoin artwork to date in their misguided anti-PoW campaign pic.twitter.com/5iiRv7NLYv
— nic
carter
Recall that in March 2022, Greenpeace initiated the “Change the code, not the climate” campaign in collaboration with other eco-groups and Ripple co-founder Chris Larsen. Their main goal is to achieve the transfer of bitcoin from the Proof-of-Work algorithm to Proof-of-Stake.
Larsen was criticized by some in the industry. Messari founder Ryan Selkis called him a “Judas” who “made billions in the crypto markets but then threw bitcoin under a bus.”
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