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I know there are a lot of great articles already debunking all the energy FUD, but wondering if it would be worthwhile to add another top-level energy category which specifically debunks Mora Et. al, Greenpeace, and the World Economic Forum propaganda?

I don't have a specific article recommendation yet, so this is more of a place-holder for me and to see if anyone has some thoughts. There is additional information coming out about how the Mora paper was created and who was behind it. For example:

• Regarding Mora et. al - paper was written by a class of undergraduates, there are serious flaws in the logic which can be easily identified with even basic levels of understanding of how Bitcoin works, and finally it has been debunked by other academic papers.
• Regarding Greenpeace / WEF video - very sensationalistic providing no data or evidence. I thought this was a nice contrast: https://twitter.com/thecryptoc0up1e/status/1508962213016576009
• A "nice to have" - article would also address WEF and Greenpeace conflicts of interest (participation by Ethereum foundation, investment and funding by Brad Garlinghouse who made $billions off of XRP, etc.)

Till now I've only included the few books about Bitcoin I really thought were the best of the best for newcomers to start their journey. But it's just as important to give people guidance about what to read next, so now I want to expand the book section to include:

1. All Bitcoin books (basically... some curation should still apply)
2. Books on related topics (economics, climate & energy, liberty)

https://whalecalls.medium.com/fud-or-fact-blockstream-inc-is-the-main-force-behind-bitcoin-and-taken-over-160aed93c003

The most Recent assertion : https://tether.to/wp-content/uploads/2021/04/tether-assurance-mar-2021-2.pdf
Recent breakdown of reserves: https://tether.to/wp-content/uploads/2021/05/tether-march-31-2021-reserves-breakdown.pdf

https://twitter.com/simonlutz21/status/1059920818623385601?s=21

Some links belong in multiple categories which is how things are currently set up. If a link is repeated somewhere else, label it as a duplicate to avoid people from re-reading the same thing again. Or simply, just put next to each duplicate link something like "this link shows up in multiple categories", "duplicate", " * ", color code them, or whatever you think is easier.

Or instead of having category headers and the links below them, just have all the links shown without headers and next to each link say which categories they belong to and do not repeat any of the links. This will be better for SEO.

https://www.siteliner.com/endthefud.org?siteliner=site-dashboard&siteliner-sort=scan_time&siteliner-from=1&siteliner-message=

There are also quite a few links that bring you to the same URL but have different anchor tags referencing that particular category. I don't think this is necessary. https://safehodl.github.io/failure is an example of this.

Find all URLs and sort them:

wget -q https://endthefud.org/ -O - | tr "\t\r\n'" ' "' | grep -i -o '<a[^>]\+href[ ]*=[ \t]*"\(ht\|f\)tps\?:[^"]\+"' | sed -e 's/^.*"\([^"]\+\)".*$/\1/g' | sort

Output:

http://btcco2.com
http://btcco2.com
http://btcco2.org
http://btcco2.org
https://allenfarrington.medium.com/
https://arxiv.org/abs/1710.10377
https://bitcoinandenergy.medium.com/bitcoin-mining-and-the-case-for-more-energy-90094ce25fac
https://bitcoinmagazine.com/business/bitcoin-energy-use-compare-industry
https://bitcoinmagazine.com/business/op-ed-bitcoin-miners-consume-reasonable-amount-energy-and-its-all-worth-it
https://bitcoinmagazine.com/culture/bitcoin-vs-world-military-emissions
https://bitcoinmagazine.com/culture/the-hidden-costs-of-the-petrodollar
https://bitcoin.stackexchange.com/questions/6062/what-effects-would-a-scalable-quantum-computer-have-on-bitcoin
https://blog.coinbase.com/fact-check-is-bitcoin-mining-environmentally-unfriendly-3559823af6f1
https://blog.getadmiral.com/registration-wall
https://blog.lopp.net/are-chinese-miners-threat-bitcoin/
https://blog.lopp.net/are-chinese-miners-threat-bitcoin/
https://blog.lopp.net/who-controls-bitcoin-core-/
https://blog.trezor.io/three-myths-about-bitcoins-energy-consumption-ef613a1f3d5
https://casebitcoin.com/critiques
https://casebitcoin.com/critiques/bitcoin-can-be-cloned
https://casebitcoin.com/critiques/bitcoin-gets-hacked
https://casebitcoin.com/critiques/bitcoin-is-a-bubble
https://casebitcoin.com/critiques/bitcoin-is-pumped-by-tether
https://casebitcoin.com/critiques/bitcoin-is-used-by-criminals
https://casebitcoin.com/critiques/bitcoin-wastes-energy
https://casebitcoin.com/critiques/china-controls-bitcoin
https://casebitcoin.com/critiques/gov-will-shut-it-down
https://casebitcoin.com/critiques/no-intrinsic-value
https://coinshares.com/research/bitcoin-mining-network-december-2019
https://danhedl.medium.com/bitcoins-distribution-was-fair-e2ef7bbbc892
https://danhedl.medium.com/pow-is-efficient-aa3d442754d3
https://danheld.substack.com/p/dont-fear-tether
https://dergigi.com/2018/06/10/bitcoin-s-energy-consumption/
https://dergigi.com/2021/08/02/implications-of-outlawing-bitcoin/
https://dergigi.com/bitcoin/
https://docsend.com/view/adwmdeeyfvqwecj2
https://download.wpsoftware.net/bitcoin/pos.pdf
https://endthefud.org/altcoins
https://endthefud.org/ban
https://endthefud.org/china
https://endthefud.org/control
https://endthefud.org/criminals
https://endthefud.org/energy
https://endthefud.org/governments
https://endthefud.org/inflation
https://endthefud.org/justice
https://endthefud.org/miners
https://endthefud.org/money
https://endthefud.org/ponzi
https://endthefud.org/PoS
https://endthefud.org/PoW
https://endthefud.org/tech
https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Subjective_theory_of_value
https://github.com/libbitcoin/libbitcoin-system/wiki/ASIC-Monopoly-Fallacy
https://github.com/libbitcoin/libbitcoin-system/wiki/Cryptoeconomics
https://github.com/libbitcoin/libbitcoin-system/wiki/Energy-Exhaustion-Fallacy
https://github.com/libbitcoin/libbitcoin-system/wiki/Energy-Waste-Fallacy
https://github.com/libbitcoin/libbitcoin-system/wiki/Proof-of-Stake-Fallacy
https://github.com/libbitcoin/libbitcoin-system/wiki/Regression-Fallacy
https://github.com/libbitcoin/libbitcoin-system/wiki/Shitcoin-Definition
https://github.com/libbitcoin/libbitcoin-system/wiki/Value-Proposition
https://github.com/pox/EndTheFUD
https://github.com/pox/EndTheFUD
https://hackernoon.com/the-bitcoin-vs-visa-electricity-consumption-fallacy-8cf194987a50
https://hassmccook.medium.com/comparing-bitcoins-environmental-impact-f56b18014f64
https://hbr.org/2021/05/how-much-energy-does-bitcoin-actually-consume
http://shitcoin.review
http://shitcoin.review
https://hugonguyen.medium.com/
https://hugonguyen.medium.com/proof-of-stake-the-wrong-engineering-mindset-15e641ab65a2
https://hugonguyen.medium.com/work-is-timeless-stake-is-not-554c4450ce18
https://journal.bitcoinreserve.com/bitcoin-a-bold-american-future/
https://mdotbit.medium.com/addressing-concerns-about-bitcoins-electricity-use-378e0de4af42
https://medium.com/@BobMcElrath/whats-wrong-with-proof-of-stake-77d4f370be15
https://medium.com/coinshares/beware-of-lazy-research-c828c900b7d5
https://medium.com/hackernoon/asic-resistance-is-nothing-but-a-blockchain-buzzword-b91d3d770366
https://medium.com/hackernoon/betterhash-decentralizing-bitcoin-mining-with-new-hashing-protocols-291de178e3e0
https://medium.com/hackernoon/bitcoin-miners-beware-invalid-blocks-need-not-apply-51c293ee278b
https://medium.com/hackernoon/green-energy-and-bitcoin-eb7961f38382
https://medium.com/john-pfeffer/an-institutional-investors-take-on-cryptoassets-690421158904
https://medium.com/@knut.svanholm
https://medium.com/@mukeat/carbon-footprint-differences-btc-vsbanks-a5f8f0b844d0
https://medium.com/@nic__carter
https://medium.com/@nic__carter/a-most-peaceful-revolution-8b63b64c203e
https://medium.com/@nic__carter/in-support-of-the-proof-of-work-un-fair-launch-cd6e8f06358f
https://medium.com/@nic__carter/its-the-settlement-assurances-stupid-5dcd1c3f4e41
https://medium.com/@nic__carter/noahbjectivity-on-bitcoin-mining-2052226310cb
https://medium.com/@nic__carter/on-bitcoin-the-gray-lady-embraces-climate-lysenkoism-a2d31e465ec0
https://medium.com/stakin/centralization-of-stake-in-pos-f7ccb8f8254
https://mises.org/library/inflation-and-deflation
https://nakamotoinstitute.org/literature/
https://nakamotoinstitute.org/mempool/bitcoin-cannot-be-banned/
https://nakamotoinstitute.org/mempool/bitcoin-cant-be-copied/
https://nakamotoinstitute.org/mempool/bitcoin-does-not-waste-energy/
https://nakamotoinstitute.org/mempool/bitcoin-is-not-a-pyramid-scheme/
https://nakamotoinstitute.org/mempool/bitcoin-is-not-backed-by-nothing/
https://nakamotoinstitute.org/mempool/bitcoin-is-not-for-criminals/
https://nakamotoinstitute.org/mempool/bitcoin-is-not-too-slow/
https://nakamotoinstitute.org/mempool/bitcoin-is-not-too-volatile/
https://nakamotoinstitute.org/mempool/bitcoin-is-the-great-definancialization/
https://nakamotoinstitute.org/mempool/bitcoin-not-blockchain/
https://nakamotoinstitute.org/mempool/bitcoin-obsoletes-all-other-money/
https://nakamotoinstitute.org/mempool/ethereum-is-doomed/
https://nakamotoinstitute.org/mempool/how-we-know-bitcoin-is-not-a-bubble/
https://nakamotoinstitute.org/mempool/speculative-attack/
https://nakamotoinstitute.org/mempool/the-bitcoin-central-banks-perfect-monetary-policy/
https://nakamotoinstitute.org/mempool/the-bullish-case-for-bitcoin/
https://nakamotoinstitute.org/shelling-out/
https://nymag.com/intelligencer/2021/05/jack-dorsey-says-bitcoin-is-climate-friendly-is-he-right.html
https://quillette.com/2021/02/21/can-governments-stop-bitcoin/
https://safehodl.github.io/failure
https://safehodl.github.io/failure/#block-rewards-will-stop
https://safehodl.github.io/failure/#can-be-forked-infinitely
https://safehodl.github.io/failure/#central-bank-digital-currencies
https://safehodl.github.io/failure/#disinflationary-money-breaks-the
https://safehodl.github.io/failure/#governments-will-stop
https://safehodl.github.io/failure/#miners-are-centralized-and
https://safehodl.github.io/failure/#quantum-computing-will-break
https://safehodl.github.io/failure/#scarcity-can-be-changed
https://saifedean.com/book/
https://saifedean.com/book/
https://timevalueofbtc.medium.com/
https://tomerstrolight.medium.com/
https://tomerstrolight.medium.com/bitcoins-fundamental-value-is-that-it-is-the-most-excellent-money-that-exists-24be5e1d6b98
https://tomerstrolight.medium.com/the-problem-with-ethereum-af9692f4af95
https://tomerstrolight.medium.com/why-bitcoins-imitators-are-scams-e38fab4c78ba
https://tomerstrolight.medium.com/why-bitcoin-the-series-660fe20ec244
https://tonevays.com/
https://tonevays.com/blog/what-is-crypto-decentralization-and-why-bitcoin-stands-alone
https://unchained-capital.com/blog/author/plewis/
https://unchained-capital.com/blog/bitcoin-is-antifragile/
https://voskuil.org/cryptoeconomics/
https://www.amazon.com/Thank-God-Bitcoin-Corruption-Redemption/dp/1641991216/ref=sr_1_1?dchild=1&keywords=thank+god+for+bitcoin&qid=1607152012&sr=8-1
https://www.citadel21.com/bitcoin-is-the-first-global-market-for-electricity-and-will-unleash-renewables
https://www.coincenter.org/how-bitcoin-could-drive-the-clean-energy-revolution/
https://www.coindesk.com/bitcoin-mining-wastes-energy-thats-good-thing
https://www.coindesk.com/frustrating-maddening-all-consuming-bitcoin-energy-debate
https://www.coindesk.com/the-last-word-on-bitcoins-energy-consumption
https://www.coindesk.com/what-bloomberg-gets-wrong-about-bitcoins-climate-footprint
https://www.fidelitydigitalassets.com/articles/addressing-bitcoin-criticisms
https://www.fidelitydigitalassets.com/articles/addressing-bitcoin-criticisms
https://www.fidelitydigitalassets.com/articles/addressing-bitcoin-criticisms
https://www.fidelitydigitalassets.com/articles/addressing-bitcoin-criticisms
https://www.fidelitydigitalassets.com/articles/addressing-bitcoin-criticisms
https://www.forbes.com/sites/rogerhuang/2020/12/21/heres-why-quantum-computing-will-not-break-cryptocurrencies/?sh=24a95b3c167b
https://www.lopp.net/bitcoin-information/getting-started.html
https://www.lopp.net/bitcoin-information/getting-started.html#misconceptions
https://www.lynalden.com/author/penumbra/
https://www.lynalden.com/bitcoin-ponzi-scheme/
https://www.lynalden.com/bitcoin-security-modeling/
https://www.lynalden.com/bitcoins-network-effect/
https://www.lynalden.com/ethereum-analysis/
https://www.lynalden.com/fraying-petrodollar-system/
https://www.lynalden.com/misconceptions-about-bitcoin/
https://www.lynalden.com/misconceptions-about-bitcoin/
https://www.lynalden.com/misconceptions-about-bitcoin/
https://www.lynalden.com/misconceptions-about-bitcoin/
https://www.pairagraph.com/dialogue/9f0dfc47978740ebb0439efaadf23f41/2
https://www.swanbitcoin.com/bitcoins-energy-usage-is-not-a-problem-heres-why-by-lyn-alden/
https://www.theblockcrypto.com/post/11481/asic-chip-technology-is-renewable-energys-future
https://www.truthcoin.info/blog/measuring-decentralization/
https://www.truthcoin.info/blog/pos-still-pointless/
https://www.truthcoin.info/blog/pow-and-mining
https://www.truthcoin.info/blog/pow-cheapest/
https://www.upstreamdata.ca/post/natural-gas-venting-how-bitcoin-solved-a-160-year-old-problem
https://youtu.be/ns_I2LpeAbQ?t=26084

Find only duplicates:

wget -q https://endthefud.org/ -O - | tr "\t\r\n'" ' "' | grep -i -o '<a[^>]\+href[ ]*=[ \t]*"\(ht\|f\)tps\?:[^"]\+"' | sed -e 's/^.*"\([^"]\+\)".*$/\1/g' | sort | uniq -d

Output:

http://btcco2.com
http://btcco2.org
https://blog.lopp.net/are-chinese-miners-threat-bitcoin/
https://github.com/pox/EndTheFUD
http://shitcoin.review
https://saifedean.com/book/
https://www.fidelitydigitalassets.com/articles/addressing-bitcoin-criticisms
https://www.lynalden.com/misconceptions-about-bitcoin/

here is the article:
https://bitcoinmagazine.com/markets/bitcoin-futures-market-explained-price-manipulation

Since the suppression of gold prices by USA through futures market is a known story,
some people think this applies also to bitcoin.
I guess it's a matter of time until we'll see articles about it in mainstream media.
So maybe this article should be added in advance.

What do you think?

Quantum computing is probably the only perceived threat by non-beginner bitcoin users and a possible obstacle to a bigger global investment exposure on this asset. There are tens of well founded companies that claim to be working on QC and to be on the right path to deliver, in a relatively short time frame, QCs that could be able to handle calculations that are not possible with standard computers. Since these companies attracted billions from several professional investors it is not likely that their claims are completely untruthful.

At least these topics should be addressed:

• More professional opinions by people involved in QC on which could be a realistic time frame for the QC to break ECDSA (somebody says 2years somebody says never) and perhaps SHA256
• More professional opinion on how secure is post quantum cryptography
• More developers stance on how the post quantum cryptography could be integrated into Bitcoin and a possible timeframe.
• What will happen with all the coins deposited on addresses that have shared the public key (eg. very old coins) and could be spent if ECDSA is broken.

https://armantheparman.com/what-is-the-true-value-of-bitcoin/

It would probably be good to have a Twitter account for EndTheFUD and tweet links to the articles periodically with a short summary or teaser. That makes it easy for everyone to use in Twitter discussions, just find a relevant tweet and use it to answer FUD.

https://blog.coinbase.com/fact-check-is-bitcoin-mining-environmentally-unfriendly-3559823af6f1

Please vote with emojis 👍 or 👎 .

Hopefully enough people vote.

Some sources linked (for example medium) require creating an account with them or have a rate limit of how many articles you can view. Sites might stop working, or block visitors due to legal reasons.

Providing mirrors (in addition of original source) would allow preserving the contents and let visitors decide to use these alternative mirrors. Even better, you might be able to have local text archives on repository, but that's a stretch idea.

https://s3.eu-west-2.amazonaws.com/john-pfeffer/An+Investor's+Take+on+Cryptoassets+v6.pdf

Debunking Digiconomist Bitcoin Mining Energy FUD & False Data Reported By Mainstream News Outlets (Ben Gagnon Chief Mining Officer of Bitfarms)

https://youtu.be/lDhCvNFUDvo

https://medium.com/stakin/centralization-of-stake-in-pos-f7ccb8f8254

Kickass resource. Just small suggestion, as I want to send this link around to some normies: Clarifying slang/ terminology (like the FUD acronym) unfamiliar to them might make this page a little more approachable.

https://www.truthcoin.info/blog/pos-still-pointless/

Please consider this new article, "Bitcoin Has No Intrinsic Value" (A logical rebuttal to one of the most common misconceptions about Bitcoin, by Arman The Parman), for addition under the topic of “No intrinsic value”, “Bitcoin is a bubble”.

Link: https://bitcoinreserve.com/blog/bitcoin-has-no-intrinsic-value

Good discussion of the concept of intrinsic value (whether it even exists) as well as summarizing Mises' Regression Theorem and Aristotle’s Properties of Money.

Can anyone include a refutation of the ransomware claim? Tough one, since the reasons for Bitcoin's use by hackers are reasons that make Bitcoin a better money.

Please consider this article, "Is Bitcoin's Distribution Fair?", by Arman The Parman, for addition under the topic of Justice: “Bitcoin was not fairly distributed”, “Bitcoin increases inequality”:

https://insights.bitcoinreserve.com/is-bitcoins-distribution-fair

See: https://github.community/t/jekyll-theme-minimal-not-working/191791/1

https://youtu.be/cvfb-rBBsSg

should enable a light mode toggle for the website and Review Accessibility ranking. This will impact search engine visibility. The site should be visually impaired friendly.

https://www.truthcoin.info/blog/measuring-decentralization/

Use https://www.deadlinkchecker.com/ to check to see which links no longer work.

https://www.swanbitcoin.com/bitcoins-energy-usage-is-not-a-problem-heres-why-by-lyn-alden/

https://download.wpsoftware.net/bitcoin/pos.pdf