It's not as one-sided as "Bitcoin is bad because it uses a lot of energy".
The legacy financial system is incredibly inefficient, if having to run Bitcoin alongside it for a while allows us to transition away from it eventually, then I'd say that's worth it in the long run.
It's not as one-sided as "Bitcoin is bad because it uses a lot of energy".
The legacy financial system is incredibly inefficient, if having to run Bitcoin alongside it for a while allows us to transition away from it eventually, then I'd say that's worth it in the long run.
Also, take a look at this:
https://bitcoinmagazine.com/business/bitcoin-mining-drives-clean-energy
and this (regarding the fiat financial system):
https://medium.com/galoymoney/lightning-as-a-retail-payment-system-part-1-7463c46342ef