The community had extremely mixed reactions to Michael Saylor and Elon Musk’s new initiative.

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Yesterday, Michael Saylor and Elon Musk surprised the Bitcoin community when they announced a new "green" mining initiative that would see many of North America’s leading mining operators come together to develop common energy reporting standards as well as advocate for greener mining worldwide.

In this episode, NLW breaks down the community’s response, which ranged from enthusiastic to downright aghast. He discusses why there are such big differences in how people are interpreting the initiative and what their reasons for supporting or questioning it say about Bitcoin as a network.

See also: ‘This Isn’t the Start of OPEC’: New Bitcoin Mining Council Just Wants to Promote Greener Practices, Member Says

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