Vitalik: The environmental cost of avoiding excessive regional concentration in the field of encryption is acceptable and better than the negative impact of mining

According to Foresight News, Ethereum co-founder Vitalik Buterin responded to a user's view on collective carbon footprint, stating that "industry professionals may frequently fly globally to participate in multiple events, but this behavior is not the actual goal of solving the problem, but for business or spending time with friends." Vitalik responded, "Sacrificing the environment to avoid excessive concentration of cryptocurrency in a geographical area is acceptable, and this trade-off ratio is higher than the negative impact of mining