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Ark Invest’s Crypto-Powered ESG Fund Emerges as Top Performer of 2023
17.1.2024
Ark Investment Management’s best-performing ESG fund of 2023 had made a bold bet on cryptocurrencies. The $2.4 billion Nikko AM Ark Positive Change Innovation Fund (ticker NIPCIPJ LX) achieved an outstanding return of 68% last year, surpassing the gains of the S&P 500 index. What makes...
New Scientist’s Bitcoin Ban Article Sparks Backlash: Experts Slam ‘Bad Science’ and Bias
9.1.2024
On Jan. 8, 2024, a New Scientist article sparked debate by questioning whether nations ought to consider banning bitcoin due to its environmental footprint. The editorial has drawn significant criticism from numerous bitcoin supporters. Environmental, social, and governance (ESG) expert Daniel...
7RCC Applies for an ESG-focused Spot Bitcoin ETF
19.12.2023
Source: iStock/pichet_w Asset manager 7RCC has formally submitted a spot Bitcoin exchange-traded fund (ETF) application focused on environmental, social, and governance (ESG) principles to the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). As detailed in the proposal filed on December 18, the ETF...
Small ESG-Focused Crypto Asset Manager Is Another Late Entrant to Bitcoin ETF Race
19.12.2023
A small ESG-focused crypto asset manager, 7RCC, is the latest applicant to join the race for a spot-bitcoin exchange traded fund (ETF), a filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) shows
Patientory Inc. and ESG Initiative’s WIVA Combine Forces To Advance Democratization of Healthcare Data
15.12.2023
Patientory Inc. partners with Wharton students in a capital raise agreement. The partnership grants the students a right to invest in the healthcare blockchain company at a future date. This will help advance the development of Patientory aiming to solve the industry’s problems around data...
Decoding Web3: Blockchain Laboratories Set to Revolutionize ESG Markets with Innovative Solutions
3.12.2023
While blockchain technology has often been solely associated with JPEG NFTs and cryptocurrencies like Bitcoin, its broader potential has recently been uncovered. Contrary to what people may believe, this innovation is not confined to the world of cryptocurrency and pictures of monkeys; instead,...
Bitcoin Mining Sets the Bar for Sustainability: Over 50% Powered by Clean Energy Sources
27.9.2023
New data released today by Daniel Batten, the co-founder of CH4Capital, revealed that Bitcoin mining is now leading as the most sustainably-powered global industry, with over half of its energy consumption coming from renewable sources. ...
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Save a Tree, Use Web3
30.8.2023
Distributed technologies can reshape supply chains, and help consumers and businesses to make more responsible decisions
Jacobi Spot Bitcoin ETF Gets ESG Label Amid Surging Energy Concerns
29.8.2023
Jacobi Asset Management has attached an ESG label to its Jacobi FT Wilshire Bitcoin ETF launched on the European market.
The classification of the fund by the issuer under Article 8 of the European Sustainable Finance Disclosure Regulation (SDFR) signifies that it promotes environmental, social...
Jacobi spot Bitcoin ETF classed as 'environmental investing' by issuer
29.8.2023
Jacobi FT Wilshire Bitcoin ETF has been defined as an Article 8 fund by its issuer firm
KPMG Study Highlights Bitcoin Mining’s Potential to Shrink Carbon Footprints
3.8.2023
In a fresh analysis focusing on Bitcoin and its alignment with environmental, social, and governance (ESG) principles, the ‘Big Four’ accounting titan KPMG delves into the digital currency’s promising contributions to this movement. The professional services entity highlights...
KPMG touts ESG benefits from Bitcoin, counters misperceptions in new report
3.8.2023
The report compares Bitcoin energy usage to that of clothes dryers (equal) and its emissions to those of manure (much less) in a slight but readable document
Bitcoin Miner Genesis Digital Assets Opens 3 New Data Centers in South Carolina
2.8.2023
Genesis Digital Assets (GDA), one of the world’s largest bitcoin mining companies, has opened three new data centers in the western region of South Carolina. The facilities represent GDA’s continued expansion in the United States, where its data centers now account for over 2%...
Ethereum Tops New Crypto ESG Ranking, Bitcoin Slammed for Heavy Energy Usage
13.7.2023
Crypto data firm CCData released the first institutional-grade scoring system that evaluates digital assets focusing on environmental, social and governance aspects
8 ways crypto mining companies can effectively embrace ESG practices
6.7.2023
Smart ESG practices can help crypto mining companies be more responsible members of the global community and attract new investors
Bitcoin Mining ‘the Highest User of Sustainable Energy’ New Data Reveals
27.6.2023
Bitcoin mining is the highest user of sustainable energy and has similarly achieved the highest increase in sustainable energy mix between July 2019 and June 2023, new data has shown. The data also shows that bitcoin mining’s emission intensity has declined from more than 500 g/kWh seen in July...
If Crypto Wants Institutional Dollars, It Needs an ESG Game Plan: Consensus 2023 Attendees
6.6.2023
Attendees at Consensus 2023 argue that the crypto industry should embrace ESG and not hide from it in an excerpt from CoinDesk’s first-ever Consensus @ Consensus Report
Ron DeSantis Vows to Prohibit CBDC, ‘Woke Politics,’ and ‘Financial Surveillance’ in Florida
3.5.2023
Florida governor Ron DeSantis reiterated his call for a ban on central bank digital currencies (CBDCs) during a visit to Jacksonville on Tuesday. Last March, DeSantis pushed for legislation to prohibit a CBDC in Florida. At Tuesday’s event called “Government of Laws, Not Woke Politics,”...
Introducing CoinDesk’s ‘Consensus at Consensus’ Project
25.4.2023
Intimate group discussions at Consensus 2023 will seek solutions to the crypto industry’s thorniest challenges
Could Bitcoin Be the Greatest ESG Investment of All Time?
12.4.2023
It stands to reason that bitcoin (BTC) could be one of the greatest ESG investments of all time. Not only has it generated outsized returns for investors (at the time of writing this, BTC is up 71% in 2023, 342% over the past three years and a whopping 44,404% over the past 10 years), it is having...