Energy
“Bitcoin wastes energy”
How Much Energy Does Bitcoin Actually Consume?
Three Myths about Bitcoin’s Energy Consumption
On Bitcoin’s Energy Consumption
Natural gas venting: How Bitcoin solved a 160 year old problem.
Bitcoin Mining and the Case for More Energy
The Last Word on Bitcoin’s Energy Consumption
Addressing Persisting Bitcoin Criticisms
Common Critiques #4: Bitcoin Wastes Energy
The Bitcoin Mining Network: Trends, Average Creation Costs, Electricity Consumption & Sources
Bitcoin Miners Consume A Reasonable Amount of Energy — And It’s All Worth It
Bitcoin Mining Wastes Energy? What If That’s Good?
Bitcoin: A Bold American Future
FACT CHECK: Is Bitcoin mining environmentally unfriendly?
Bitcoin’s Energy Usage Isn’t a Problem. Here’s Why. (behind registration wall)
Statement before the United States House of Representatives by Brian Brooks
“Bitcoin might exhaust all energy available to people”
“Uses more energy than Visa per transaction”
Bitcoin’s Energy Use Compared to Other Major Industries
The Bitcoin vs Visa Electricity Consumption Fallacy
On Bitcoin, the Gray Lady Embraces Climate Lysenkoism
What Bloomberg Gets Wrong About Bitcoin’s Climate Footprint
The Frustrating, Maddening, All-Consuming Bitcoin Energy Debate
Uncovering The Hidden Costs Of The Petrodollar
Carbon Footprint differences: BTC vs Banks
“Uses dirty, non-renewable energy”
ASIC Chip Technology is Renewable Energy’s Future
Bitcoin Is The First Global Market For Electricity And Will Unleash Renewables
Noahbjectivity on Bitcoin Mining
Jack Dorsey Says Bitcoin Can Make the World Greener. Could He Be Right?
Addressing Concerns About Bitcoin’s Electricity Use
How Bitcoin could drive the clean energy revolution
Bitcoin vs. Gold mining
Yellow Rock Bad, Orange Coin Good: Environmental & Social Impacts of Gold & Bitcoin
Comparing Bitcoin’s Environmental Impact…
Is Bitcoin an Environmental Disaster?
Bitcoin Emits Less Than 2% of The World’s Military-Industrial Complex Carbon Emissions
Bitcoin’s Energy Consumption - A shift in perspective
Links to this topic: btcCO2.org btcCO2.com btcenergy.org endthefud.org/energy
Justice
“Bitcon is a Ponzi/pyramid scheme”
Bitcoin is not a Pyramid Scheme
Bitcoin: Addressing the Ponzi Scheme Characterization
“Bitcoin is for Criminals”
Addressing Persisting Bitcoin Criticisms
Bitcoin Common Critiques #5: Bitcoin is Used by Criminals
“Bitcoin was not fairly distributed”, “Bitcoin increases inequality”
In support of the proof of work [un]fair launch
ASIC Resistance is Nothing but a Blockchain Buzzword
Bitcoin’s Distribution Was Fair
Links to this topic: endthefud.org/justice endthefud.org/ponzi endthefud.org/criminals
Bitcoin as Money
“Too Volatile”
Addressing Persisting Bitcoin Criticisms
“Bitcoin is a bad medium-of-exchange”
“No intrinsic value”, “Bitcoin is a bubble”
Bitcoin’s Fundamental Value is That it is The Most Excellent Money That Exists
An (Institutional) Investor’s Take on Cryptoassets
How we Know Bitcoin is Not a Bubble
Case Bitcoin: No Intrinsic Value
“Bitcoin isn’t scalable”, “Can’t process as many payments as Visa”
“Bitcoin’s price is artificially manipulated”
“Bitcoin is Being Pumped by Tether”
Bitcoin Futures Market Explained and The Defense Against Bitcoin Price Manipulation
Links to this page: endthefud.org/money
Inflation
“Some inflation is good for the economy”
Bitcoin is The Great Definancialization
Disinflationary money breaks the economy so we cannot adopt Bitcoin
“Without inflation there won’t be enough money for everybody”
Human Action: Inflation and Deflation
The Bitcoin Central Bank’s Perfect Monetary Policy
Links to this topic: endthefud.org/inflation
PoW vs. PoS
What’s Wrong with Proof of Stake?
Nothing is Cheaper than Proof of Work
Proof-of-Stake Is a Defective Mechanism
Long Live Proof-of-Work, Long Live Mining
Proof-of-Stake & the Wrong Engineering Mindset
Work is Timeless, Stake is Not
Centralization of Stake in PoS
Proof of Stake is Still Pointless
Proof-of-Stake and Stablecoins: A Blockchain Centralization Dilemma
Links to this topic: endthefud.org/PoW endthefud.org/PoS
Control
“Miners control Bitcoin”
Bitcoin Miners Beware: Invalid Blocks Need Not Apply
Are Chinese Miners a Threat to Bitcoin
Every Reason Bitcoin Will Not Fail
What is Crypto Decentralization and Why Bitcoin Stands Alone
“Blockstream controls Bitcoin”
Fact or FUD — “BlockStream , Inc is the main force behind Bitcoin (and taken over)”
Decentralization
Links to this topic: endthefud.org/control endthefud.org/miners
Governments
“Governments can ban Bitcoin”
Implications of Outlawing Bitcoin
Every Reason Bitcoin Will Not Fail
“Governments can attack the Bitcoin network”
Bitcoin: Fee-Based Security Modeling
“Bitcoin is not backed by anything”
Bitcoin is Not Backed by Nothing
Addressing Persisting Bitcoin Criticisms
“Bitcoin is mined/controlled by China”
BetterHash: Decentralizing Bitcoin Mining With New Hashing Protocols
Common Bitcoin Critiques: China Controls Bitcoin
Are Chinese Miners a Threat to Bitcoin?
“Governments will create their own crypto coin and force it on people”
Every Reason Bitcoin Will Not Fail
“Governments decide what counts as money”
The Bitcoin Standard (chapters 1-3)
The Fraying of the US Global Currency Reserve System
Links to this topic: endthefud.org/governments endthefud.org/ban endthefud.org/china
Altcoins
“Coin X is faster than Bitcoin”
It’s the settlement assurances, stupid
“Coin X is more fairly distributed than Bitcoin”
See Justice
“Bitcoin is MySpace”
Bitcoin Obsoletes All Other Money
Analyzing Bitcoin’s Network Effect
An Economic Analysis of Ethereum
The Problem with Ethereum: Part 1 & Part 2
Pre-Bitcoin Literature @ Satoshi Nakamoto Institute
Addressing Persisting Bitcoin Criticisms
“Bitcoin developers can increase its inflation”
Every Reason Bitcoin Will Not Fail
“Bitcoin is not scarce because it can be cloned”
Bitcoin can be forked infinitely which dilutes the value
Why Bitcoin’s Imitators Are Scams
Links to this topic endthefud.org/altcoins shitcoin.review
Tech
“Quantum computing breaks Bitcoin”
What effects would a scalable Quantum Computer have on Bitcoin?
Quantum attacks on Bitcoin, and how to protect against them
Quantum Computing and Cryptography
Every Reason Bitcoin Will Not Fail
Here’s Why Quantum Computing Will Not Break Cryptocurrencies
“Block rewards will stop in the future and Bitcoin will lose all security”
- Links to this topic: endthefud.org/tech
More Reading
Other FUD Rebuttal Collections
- casebitcoin.com - Bitcoin Common Critiques
- Every Reason Bitcoin Will Not Fail
- lopp.net - Misconceptions
Full Guides
Books
- The Bitcoin Standard
- Cryptoeconomics: Book, Wiki
- Thank God for Bitcoin
Writers
- Nic Carter: Medium
- Tomer Strolight: Medium
- Allen Farrington: Medium
- Nik Bhatia: Medium
- Lyn Alden
- Parker Lewis: Blog
- Gigi
- Hugo Nguyen: Medium
- Knut Svanholm: Medium
- Tone Vays
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