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# [A software strategy to prevent the invention of new laws](https://erik.hashnode.dev/a-software-strategy-to-prevent-the-invention-of-new-laws?utm_source=hashnode&utm_medium=feed)

Greenpeace notoriously complained about the supposed energy wastefulness of Bitcoin: Watch: How Bitcoin is Fueling the Climate Crisis and a Software Change Could Clean It Up Thankfully, Bitcoin’s code can be updated to avoid all the “work” required ...

Apr 8, 2022 · 2 min read · erik.hashnode.dev  
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[Doppel Frog](https://hashnode.com/@doppelfrog)

[Apr 8, 2022](https://hashnode.com/posts/a-software-strategy-to-prevent-the-invention-of-new-laws/624f92347f832067321ead2d/comment/624fd4aebd2d386758329df3)

Erik, how high were you when you wrote this post?

What exactly is your "software strategy"?

[Erik Poupaert](https://hashnode.com/@erikdazzle)

[Apr 8, 2022](https://hashnode.com/posts/a-software-strategy-to-prevent-the-invention-of-new-laws/624f92347f832067321ead2d/comment/624fd4aebd2d386758329df3#reply-624fdc3f75dccb6f3431b56d)

Proof of work, as in Bitcoin mining, is the software-based strategy to protect the Bitcoin ledger from corruption.

[Doppel Frog](https://hashnode.com/@doppelfrog)

[Apr 8, 2022](https://hashnode.com/posts/a-software-strategy-to-prevent-the-invention-of-new-laws/624f92347f832067321ead2d/comment/624fd4aebd2d386758329df3#reply-624fe20d7f832067321eb3cc)

[Erik Poupaert](https://hashnode.com/@erikdazzle)

And an indefensible waste of energy.