electricity mostly generated with fossil fuels other crypto has dropped alongside bitcoin there's chelsea giuliani with more. decision like we will have that book here stands for the big question mark at one must decision to accept that coin as a payment for tesla as i was seen as a milestone for the market in terms of mainstream adoption his decision to go back on that will likely be seen as a milestone as well many companies especially those that are touting green credentials are likely going to have to face the sustainability element of this mining is very energy intensive it takes about the same amount of energy as the economy of sweden or the netherlands there is a lot of discussion over where that energy is coming from whether it's from renewable sources whether it's from fossil fuels like coal but for the companies that are following that are followed and tesla's footsteps companies like pay pal or evade the likely will be forced by their customers and their investors to consider the environmental mental impact of corn. now going green sounds like a good plan but there are strings attached