Bitcoin (BTC) has often drawn ire from environmental activists because of the amount of energy it takes up during its mining process. The software code that bitcoin uses, called “proof of work”, performs complex mathematical calculations to confirm a transaction on the network is the reason why it takes up so much energy.

Data shows that Bitcoin mining burns up 91 terawatt-hours of electricity annually, which is more energy than a small country like Finland uses in an entire year. This is about the annual domestic electricity consumption of the entire nation of Sweden.

According to <a href="https://digiconomist.net/bitcoin-energy-consumption" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener">Digiconomist</a>, a single bitcoin transaction uses the same amount of power that the average American household consumes in a month, and is responsible for roughly a million times more carbon emissions than a single Visa transaction.

With data like that, climate activists/ mainstream media often slam Bitcoiners for ignoring climate change.
<h2><strong>"Who Says Crypto Guys are Not Green": CZ</strong></h2>
Taking a friendly cheek-in-turn remark over the whole “Bitcoiners are ruining the environment” narrative, Changpeng Zhao (CZ) the CEO of the world’s largest cryptocurrency exchange, Binance responded jokingly on who says "crypto guys are not going green" with a laughing emoji.

https://twitter.com/cz_binance/status/1514869509370400768

His comments came under a poll conducted by Ethereum co-founder Vitalik Buterin who asked his followers that in how many cities they have taken to commute by foot while visiting the airport?

As an example, Vitalik listed his top five cities namely Toronto, Las Vegas, San Jose, Berlin (Tegel), Singapore when someone commented that he never came across such a city where this was viable.

With Bitcoiners/crypto enthusiasts often being accused of harming the environment, can they at least adopt their own ways of embracing sustainability like Vitalik? Only anti-crypto climate activists can tell.

CZ Takes a Friendly Dig at Anti-Crypto Green Activists

Taking a friendly dig over the whole “Bitcoiners are ruining the environment” narrative, CZ jokes harmlessly that who says crypto guys are not going green.

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CZ Takes a Friendly Dig at Anti-Crypto Green Activists

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