Why Do Media Companies Attack The Bitcoin Industry?
A recent article on the environmental impact of Greenidge’s Seneca Lake mining operation is one of many misleading publications on bitcoin.It is with no hyperbole that I say the media industry has it out for Bitcoin. Whether it be for the massive engagement to be extracted from the buzzing digital asset keyword or a legitimate opinion on bitcoin mining, it appears that media outlets cannot help but exaggerate and hyperbolize comments on bitcoin. One recent example of this was the piece put out in regards to Greenidge Generation's operations on Seneca Lake in New York. Bitcoin....
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