This trend was in play already, but 2025 was about hastening the retreat
Actions:
- Negative articles on Bitcoin and energy rebutted: 102
- Letters to authors of those articles: 57
- Letters to researchers who published inaccurate data on Bitcoin mining: 3
- Regulators & Policymakers presented with Bitcoin pro-ESG narrative: 162
Results:
- Media outlets still publishing Bitcoin&energy FUD: 5
(down from 41 in 2024)
- Retractions of inaccurate articles: 5
- Media who changed their Bitcoin editorial policy: 3


