Bitcoiners have referred to the recent fire in the Gulf of Mexico as an example of how much Bitcoin miners’ work, who constantly seek alternative sources of energy for their rigs, is safer for the environment that traditional energy industry based on oil and natural gas.
Among them is analyst Willy Woo, venture investor Anthony Pompliano and Kraken’s Dan Held.
One Bitcoin enthusiast with over 111,000 subscribers has tagged Elon Musk to dare him to say more stuff about BTC being bad for the environment compared to the oil boiling the ocean.
