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Visa credit and debit cards spread out for a photograph, related to today’s “Long Read Sunday” of Nic Carter’s piece about the problems comparing bitcoin and VISA’s energy uses.
The Breakdown, With NLW

Why Comparing Bitcoin to Visa Doesn’t Make Any Sense

A reading of Nic Carter’s latest essay for CoinDesk on the inappropriateness of comparing the energy consumption of bitcoin and Visa transactions.

February 14, 2021
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A reading of Nic Carter’s latest essay for CoinDesk on the inappropriateness of comparing the energy consumption of bitcoin and Visa transactions.

This episode is sponsored by Nexo.io.

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This week’s “Long Reads Sunday” is a reading of Nic Carter’s latest essay for CoinDesk “What Bloomberg Gets Wrong About Bitcoin’s Climate Footprint.”

Image credit: Andrew Harrer/Bloomberg via Getty Images

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