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The Latest New York Times Bitcoin Mining Hit Piece Is a Monument to Intellectual Laziness

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The Absurdity of the New York Times Bitcoin Hit Piece

A recent New York Times article argued that Bitcoin mining hurts people on the planet. The paper trail is laden with data and scientific sounding claims. But alas, the facts do not add up. We set the stage with a murder scene. A rare winter storm in Texas has triggered massive power outages and a grid failure leading to scores of deaths. Next, we introduce our Miss Fieser.

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