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Allocating capital to Bitcoin risks a backlash from environmentally conscious investors, according to author and co-anchor of CNBC's
Squawk Box, Andrew Ross Sorkin.
In a piece for the International New York Times, syndicated worldwide, Sorkin pointed to statements by Lawrence Fink, CEO of Black Rock â the largest asset managers in the world â indicating his company would make all future investment decisions based on âhow they plan to meet the climate challenge.â
Teslaâs $TSLA recent bet on bitcoin sullies its green credentials. Mining and transacting the cryptocurrency requires huge amounts of computing power and electricity, much of it from fossil fuels #btc#evpic.twitter.com/lv0pvossdrâ Michael A. Gayed, CFA (@leadlagreport) February 21, 2021