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