Buttcoin: Crypto-Critical Community

Bitcoin advocates often claim that mining strengthens the electrical grid. The idea is that miners act as a “flexible load,” shutting off when electricity is scarce and ramping up when there’s surplus power.

Bitcoin advocates often claim that mining can reduce greenhouse gas emissions by making use of flared methane—waste gas that would otherwise escape into the atmosphere. You’ll see this argument pushed most strongly by climate-tech investor Daniel Batten, and repeated across platforms like Bitcoin Magazine, Batcoinz, and crypto news sites.

Many Bitcoin supporters claim that Bitcoin drives renewable energy development — especially solar. You’ll hear this in:

One of the most common talking points in Bitcoin advocacy is:

Bitcoin supporters often lean heavily on identity claims like “Bitcoin is a currency,” “Bitcoin is money,” or “Bitcoin is digital gold.”

There’s been a lot of media coverage lately claiming that Gridless is “bringing energy to Africa,” but how profitable is this initiative really?

A common talking point is that Bitcoin is decentralized, while fiat is centralized. But this framing has less to do with how the systems actually work, and more to do with how Bitcoin supporters want fiat to look by comparison.

Michael Saylor's statement — "Everyone gets Bitcoin at the price they deserve" — reveals a fundamental truth: Bitcoin's allure thrives on FOMO. The implicit message: Buy now, or pay more later.

It’s often said that crypto is for libertarians, but libertarians believe in a *minimal state*, not the absence of one. That minimal state exists to enforce property rights and to prevent fraud, theft, and breach of contract. In other words, it exists to uphold the *non-aggression principle*.