What's the carbon footprint of BTC like these days? Has any progress been made on mitigating this fundamental design issue?
Bitcoin can actually be used to aid growth in rewewables and mitigate carbon emissions. A couple examples: (1) "bitcoin batteries" which can be a reliable consumer of renewable energy during otherwise low-demand periods and (2) replacing natural gas flaring with bitcoin mines.
https://www.prnewswire.com/news-releases/layer1-launches-bit...
https://www.crusoeenergy.com/news-and-media/2020/1/10/denver...
That has long been speculated, but if this is the first official verification how does that affect the Market.
Especially the self dealing of Bitfinex.