Fair enough but: I think its environmental impact can and will be lessened and mitigated with innovation, eg the shift that is happening now from proof of work to proof of stake. As for it being compulsory, that sounds more like a problem you have with government than with crypto itself. Even if there is a .govcoin in the future, other cryptocurrencies will provide for alternatives, assuming the government allows their existence to continue. I will agree with you though that how a given cryptocurrency functions in the long term is somewhat of a mystery. Right now, even with adoption from many big corps, there's still a lot of speculation driving the market.
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