Recently, a statement in the industry about the relationship between energy and value has sparked a heated discussion in the crypto community. This viewpoint is like dropping a depth charge into the market, instantly dividing it into two clear camps.



Supporters' logic is straightforward: energy conversion is the security guarantee of Bitcoin. They believe that the mining process is fundamentally an engine for clean energy innovation, where the growth of hash power and improvements in energy efficiency complement each other. This is the core reason why Bitcoin outperforms other assets.

But critics are not convinced. They point out that when the total network hash rate surges, Bitcoin's electricity consumption also hits new highs. Facing the climate crisis, high energy consumption becomes a moral stain. Coupled with market propaganda about "green mining," which sounds glamorous, in reality, miners' dependence on fossil fuels has never truly decreased behind the scenes.

What's more interesting is the layer behind this topic. Is it a catalyst for industry transformation, or a smokescreen created by certain business groups to boost their energy businesses? The global call for carbon neutrality is deafening, but the relationship between crypto mining and clean energy is far from as harmonious as it appears on the surface.

So the question boils down to the most fundamental point: Is Bitcoin's energy consumption a necessary cost to maintain network security, or an unavoidable structural risk? This is not just a technical debate but a collision of values and commercial interests. What do you think about this debate?
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GateUser-1a2345c1vip
· 3h ago
Vryvaytes 🚀
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AllInAlicevip
· 5h ago
The green mining spiel is really laughable; it all depends on the actual electricity bill.
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BlockchainGrillervip
· 5h ago
To be honest, I'm already tired of the green mining rhetoric; it's just self-promotion. When computing power explodes, energy consumption explodes with it, which is basic common sense. Do we need to argue about that? The logic of Energy=Security isn't wrong, but using it to whitewash high energy consumption is over the top. Mining isn't moral, but don't talk about clean energy innovation engines—it's too pretentious. It's really just interest groups playing Tai Chi, holding a carbon neutrality argument in one hand while still burning coal in the other—it's quite ironic. Bitcoin indeed needs this PoW mechanism to ensure security, but there's no need to create a "green" shell for it. Isn't honesty better?
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ShortingEnthusiastvip
· 5h ago
Green mining is a joke; miners still burn coal, just talking nicely.
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OldLeekNewSicklevip
· 5h ago
Green mining is just a scam to cut leeks; it's just a different disguise for storytelling. Where are the real data?
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