Vitalik: The environmental cost of avoiding excessive geographical concentration in the encryption field is acceptable and better than the negative impact of mining."
According to online reports, Ethereum co-founder Vitalik Buterin responded to a user's views on the collective carbon footprint. The user pointed out,"Industry people may fly around the world frequently to participate in multiple events, but this behavior is not the actual goal of solving the problem. It is for business or spending time with friends." Vitalik responded,"In order to avoid excessive concentration of cryptocurrency in a geographical area, it is acceptable to sacrifice the environment, and this trade-off is higher than the negative impact of mining."
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