Yesterday I was pleased to host a meeting between Elon Musk and the leading Bitcoin miners in North America.\u00a0 The miners have agreed to form the Bitcoin Mining Council to promote energy usage transparency & accelerate sustainability initiatives worldwide.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n
The organization will have support from mining pools Argo, Blockcap, Hut8, Marathon Digital Holdings, Riot; Core Scientific, an infrastructure and software solution based on blockchain technology; investment firm Galaxy Digital, and HIVE Blockchain technologies.<\/p>\n
The Bitcoin Mining Council will: \u201cstandardize energy reporting, pursue industry ESG goals, & educate+grow the marketplace\u201d, according to MicroStrategy CEO.<\/p>\n
Bitcoin Community Divided On Mining Initiative<\/h2>\n
The reaction from the crypto community was mixed. While some celebrated the initiative, others completely rejected it and claimed that \u201cprivate\u201d meetings are not in the spirit of Bitcoin<\/a>. Marty Bent, the host of the podcast Tales From The Crypt, said<\/a> the following on the initiative:<\/p>\nThey don’t care about clean energy; they care about control. #Bitcoin has one of, if not the highest mix of renewable energy use in any major industry.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n
Before Elon Musk\u2019s announcement, the market sentiment was still mostly bearish. After, over $8 million in short positions liquidations were recorded across all exchange platforms, as reported by analyst William Clemente.<\/p>\n