This highlights the potential growing interest in alternative consensus mechanisms like Proof-of-Stake, which require less energy than Proof-of-Work mining. However, it notes that there are still concerns around the security and decentralization of POS systems, and that it may be difficult to transition from Proof-of-Work to Proof-of-Stake without causing significant disruptions to the Bitcoin network.

https://www.coindesk.com/consensus-magazine/2023/03/27/the-skull-of-satoshi-proves-bitcoin-mining-discourse-isnt-dead/