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Elizabeth Warren Blames Bitcoin For Worsening Climate Change

Emily Zanotti
Elizabeth Warren Blames Bitcoin For Worsening Climate Change
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Sen. Elizabeth Warren (D-MA) demanded that her fellow federal lawmakers confront the growing use of cryptocurrency on Wednesday and blamed Bitcoin for worsening the “climate change” crisis.

Speaking to a Senate Banking Subcommittee hearing, Warren, who considers herself a “consumer advocate” and an opponent of Wall Street banks, according to Yahoo News, suggested that cryptocurrency is responsible for everything from an increase in international crime to a spike in carbon emissions.

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