Disappointed with the lack of technical honesty and lack of objectivity in MIT Tech Review piece on Bitcoin mining.
“As long as bitcoin miners can profit from proof of work, Weaver says, they will choose proof of work: “The only way to reduce Bitcoin’s criminal energy consumption is for the value itself to be destroyed. If Bitcoin becomes worthless, then bitcoin mining stops.”
Yes, incentives work. That’s why it was built this way.
“Criminal”? Hyperbole is apparently good, solid media.