{"id":5370,"date":"2023-08-29T00:00:00","date_gmt":"2023-08-29T00:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www-prod.greenpeace.org\/usa\/clean-up-bitcoin\/"},"modified":"2026-05-05T12:35:09","modified_gmt":"2026-05-05T12:35:09","slug":"clean-up-bitcoin","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.greenpeace.org\/usa\/clean-up-bitcoin\/","title":{"rendered":"Clean up Bitcoin"},"content":{"rendered":"\n\n
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Clean up Bitcoin<\/h1>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n

The world\u2019s most popular digital currency is causing dangerous amounts of real-world pollution and has become a major roadblock in our fight to phase out fossil fuels.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Bitcoin is fueling the climate crisis, and Greenpeace USA is demanding action from the major financial institutions who make Bitcoin\u2019s climate destruction possible.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Bitcoin \u2014 the world\u2019s largest digital currency \u2014 consumes as much electricity as entire countries due to its energy-hungry code. 62% of that electricity came from fossil fuels globally in 2022, and coal was the largest single source.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

This technology has revived decommissioned coal-fired and fossil fuel power plants, generated substantial air, water, and noise pollution across the planet, and is rolling back the hard-won progress we\u2019ve made on cutting global carbon emissions. Bitcoin\u2019s climate destruction is expected to keep growing as mainstream financial institutions make it easier to use.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n

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