Comment Comment by kragen Remittances are one of the best use cases for bitcoin; my comment at https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=27448744 goes into more details.Bitcoin mining is mostly a subsidy to renewable energy (fossil fuels are too expensive to make fossil-fueled bitcoin mining profitable), so although I could be wrong, I expect it to ameliorate global warming, not worsen it. parent kragen 5 years ago
Bitcoin mining is mostly a subsidy to renewable energy (fossil fuels are too expensive to make fossil-fueled bitcoin mining profitable), so although I could be wrong, I expect it to ameliorate global warming, not worsen it.