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True or false? A single NFT can power a European household for 1.5 months

11.3.2021
NFTs are coming under scrutiny as more attention is drawn to the carbon footprint of PoW blockchains

The Regulations That Could Help Reduce Bitcoin’s Carbon Footprint

10.3.2021
The price of bitcoin has hit record prices this month, and that’s bad news for the climate. As the price of the currency shoots up, so does the energy consumption as people are incentivized to mine more bitcoin. And a new paper published Wednesday in the journal Joule estimates that by the end...

How to Fix Crypto Art NFTs' Carbon Pollution Problem

10.3.2021
The “crypto-” carbon crisis is evolving. And after years of low-key use, art and collectibles tied to what are known as non-fungible tokens (NFTs) have exploded into the global discourse as the Next Big Thing. Embedded with it, though, is an existential tension.Read more

‘Existential threat’ to Bitcoin-investing companies from carbon fallout

10.3.2021
Asset managers are warning industry giants like Tesla and PayPal that investing in energy-intensive assets like Bitcoin could diminish their popularity among investors

'Ecological nightmare' backlash forces ArtStation to drop NFT plans

10.3.2021
The announcement ArtStation was launching NFT artworks did not sit well with the platform’s artists, who called for a boycott and threatened to leave the platform

Worn Out: The Fashion Industry's Big Oil Problem

9.3.2021
I really like buying clothes. I spend countless hours in the middle of the night scrolling my favorite brands’ Instagram feeds, and though I try to stick to buying secondhand, I also definitely set myself alarms to remember sample sales. Embarrassing, I know.Read more

US House Representative Ro Khanna Lauds BTC Which ‘Cannot Be Devalued’- Calls for Less Carbon Intensive Mining

7.3.2021
After Elizabeth Warren, the U.S. Senator for Massachusetts called bitcoin a speculative asset, Ro Khanna, the U.S. House Representative for California has spoken in favor of the crypto asset. In his Twitter statement, Khanna says “bitcoin just like digital gold cannot be devalued.”...

French utility giant pursues carbon neutrality as Hedera node operator

4.3.2021
Hedera's proof-of-stake network will act as an energy-efficient foundation for Électricité de France's ongoing mission to become carbon neutral

Billionaires’ Favorite Climate Solution Is a Dangerous Distraction

17.2.2021
An Elon Musk tweet can do everything from moving the stock market to convincing people to invest in a joke cryptocurrency. So when the richest man on Earth tweeted in late January about kicking $100 million to whoever could come up with the best technology to capture carbon from the air, the world...

Bitcoin energy debate resurfaces with calls for ‘green hackers’ to attack network

10.2.2021
“If you’re not a green hacker, and you’re not doing it for the planet, you can also do it for the money: by speculating downward on the price of Bitcoin before launching attacks.”

Microsoft uses blockchain technology to purchase soil carbon credits in Australia

1.2.2021
The tech giant purchased 43,338 tonnes worth of soil carbon credits that are representative of carbon sequestration at ranches in New South Wales

I Am In Love With Assassin's Creed Valhalla's Wilderness

20.1.2021
If you’d asked me between 2015-2020 why I loved The Witcher 3, I’d probably have drawn up a very long list of things. In 2021, though, following the release of both Cyberpunk 2077 and Assassin’s Creed Valhalla, that list is a lot shorter. It’s basically now just “the wind” and “the sun”.Read more

xSigma Announces Its ETF-Like Decentralized Fund and Platform

19.1.2021
PRESS RELEASE. ZK International Group Co., Ltd. (Nasdaq: ZKIN) (“ZKIN“, “ZK International” or the “Company”), a designer, engineer, manufacturer, and supplier of patented high-performance stainless steel and carbon steel pipe products primarily used for water...

The Internet's Carbon Footprint Issue Isn't Tied to Individuals

19.1.2021
Video conferencing is putting a lot of stress on us, forcing us to show our colleagues the insides of our apartments, learn new social norms (is “mute yourself” a rude thing to say?), and remember that there is still a deadly global pandemic ravaging the world. It may be putting stress on...

Bringing carbon emissions reporting into the new age via blockchain

29.12.2020
Blockchain can bring transparency and traceability to mining and metal supply chains, although data challenges may hamper successful use cases

The pandemic year ends with a tokenized carbon cap-and-trade solution

27.12.2020
Lowering CO2 emissions and lessening carbon-intensive approaches are the essential goals in global efforts to fight climate change

xSigma Recruits Former Ripple Engineer to Join xSigma DeFi

21.12.2020
PRESS RELEASE. ZK International Group Co., Ltd. (Nasdaq: ZKIN) (“ZKIN”, “ZK International” or the “Company”), a designer, engineer, manufacturer, and supplier of patented high-performance stainless steel and carbon steel pipe products primarily used for water...