Scott W. Thibodeau

[Scott W. Thibodeau @SWThibodeau]

@elonmusk , would Tesla entertain the idea of starting to manufacture U.S. made drones?

[Scott W. Thibodeau @SWThibodeau]

@Tesla , would you be willing to start up a US based drone company?

[Robert F. Kennedy Jr @RobertKennedyJr]

They can't ignore us anymore. We're gaining momentum and building a movement to heal America. 🇺🇸

[Scott W. Thibodeau @SWThibodeau]

@LinaSeiche Just the latest FUD… they had to change tactics because the previous ones didn’t hold water.

[Daniel Batten @DSBatten]

Why the @BBCNews article on Bitcoin and Water is a monument to journalistic laziness
https://t.co/sd1fzUfYQ3

The day after the Independent publish the results of a high quality independent study on Bitcoin, the BBC publish the junk-science of a known anti-Bitcoin lobbyist using already debunked methodology to claim Bitcoin uses too much water.

The first problem is the source of the study the BBC quote is de Vries: the employee of DNB (the Dutch Central Bank). Central Banks have a vested interest in spreading FUD (Fear, Uncertainty and Doubt) about Bitcoin for one very simple reason: Bitcoin disintermediates central bankers.

De Vries has a history of making predictions which has proven wildly inaccurate. For example, in 2017 his inaccurate modeling of Bitcoin energy consumption was one of the two inputs which formed the basis of the prediction that "Bitcoin will use all the World's power by 2020". That didn't happen. It was inaccurate by 2509x

He has also been behind the creation of misleading metrics such as the "energy cost per transaction" metric: a metric which has been debunked as false by Cambridge University.

De Vries has heavily criticised Bitcoin for proliferating the use of fossil fuels for years. However recent studies from Bloomberg Intelligence have shown that unlike the Banking & Financial Services Sector, Bitcoin uses 53% sustainable energy.

Rather than acknowledge error and move on, De Vries has simply pivoted his attack into other areas. Now that it is clear Bitcoin's major energy source is not coal (as De Vries had falsely claimed) but hydro, Bitcoin is suddenly bad for using too much water.

It is a classic case of "damned if you do" (use renewable energy), "damned if you don't". In other words it is the disingenuous argument of someone who has pre-decided that Bitcoin is bad, and is now looking for new narratives to support that, as the old narratives get debunked.

The water usage claim is ridiculous for 2 simple reasons. Firstly, water use per transaction is as false a metric as "energy use per transaction". Bitcoin's use of energy (and water) does not come from transaction, it comes from mining companies producing Bitcoin.

It's like saying "New Zealand have 100 Billion GDP and 20 Million Sheep, therefore we have $50,000 GDP per sheep. Once we have a false metric in place, we can make all sorts of absurd claims such as "Therefore if we double our number of sheep, we double our GDP".

Had the BBC done their homework, they would have uncovered de Vries' history as Central Bank lobbyist against Bitcoin.

They did not.

Had they done their homework, they would have realised that Bitcoin uses chiefly stranded and wasted hydropower that otherwise no other user could have used.

They did not.

Had they done their homework, they would have realised that it is possible to use the metrics de Vries' study uses to attack any user of power that you want to single out for attack.

They did not.

This is poor form from the BBC. Just one day earlier, The Independent published an article based on real science, an independent study from Cornell University showing the Bitcoin had the ability to increase the profitability of renewable energy, therefore to accelerate the renewable transition. Unlike de Vries who is neither an expert in energy nor independent, the study's author is a multiple-award winning highly regarded academic author in their field.

This year, mainstream news channels are starting to report the independent evidence-based benefits of Bitcoin as a user of stranded energy. The Financial Times, Bloomberg and The Independent have all published the results of quality independent research this year.

It would seem that the BBC is consigning themselves to the wrong side of history when it comes to Bitcoin ESG reporting as one of the media outlets who chose not to research their sources, and those sources' agendas and track-record. Shocking headlines about Bitcoin I am sure will provide better clickbait for the BBC. They will also ultimately tarnish its reputation.

The BBC has often looked down upon US-based news channels as being corporate-sponsored and therefore vulnerable to capture by vested interests. The BBC is self-proclaimed as "the world’s leading public service broadcaster". Really? Upon what basis? Perhaps this was true once, but this self-proclamation must be earnt on merits, not history. Bad reporting can also occur due to intellectual laziness, and such laziness tarnishes the claim to be "world leading".

If the BBC and @radioproducer want to educate themselves about the flood of positive ESG reports and scientific publications that have come out on Bitcoin this year - hey even just learning what Bitcoin is and how it's valuable would be a good start - we are ready for you.

[Learn_AI_with_your_child @stuart_marler]

Expecting this coming week to be MASSIVE with launch dates to be advised for #DDD #PiggyPlinko mega bullish for the whole of defi & crypto

The ecosystem by @F0r3x_Shark is wealth making.

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[Bitcoin Magazine @BitcoinMagazine]

Banks are closed all weekend.

#Bitcoin is open all weekend!

[DripMarketingDAO @DripMarketDAO]

We are live! Ads are working and just completed the first sell of lp's. 299 drip burned, 100 BUSD recieved and ads are set at approx 15-20$ per day.

More referals added and Contract balance up! Proof that the DMD is bring eye back to the garden!
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[Crypto Rover @cryptorover]

I just sold all my #Bitcoin...

This is why:

[CZ 🔶 BNB @cz_binance]

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[Drip @DRIPcommunity]

We will be doing a major #DRIP update Friday at 4pm est in the main $DRIP group vc💧🚀

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[Crypto (DJ) Prestige @DjPrestigeUk]

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Piggy plinko will be released soon on https://t.co/ZOJ6wu9rDg

Check out how it works and why it’s fair using @chainlink

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[Ramiro @cryptoramote]

#animalfarmdefi released a demo of their new #piggyplinko game on #BSC

Verifiably fair, Fully #Defi, No Kyc‼️

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[GandalfCrypto @gandalfcryptto]

#animalfarmdefi released a demo of their new #piggyplinko game on #BSC

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[TERPY 🔺 @iamterpy_]

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[CoinMarketCap @CoinMarketCap]

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