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How Crypto Is Failing Spectacularly to Greenwash Itself

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Supporters say Bitcoin and other digital currencies can help solve climate change. But in reality, crypto has morphed into yet another money-making scheme.

Simon Spichak
Simon Spichak
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Simon Spichak

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