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NGO Announces Plan to Use NFTs for Famine Victims of Ethiopia Tigray War
16.7.2021
A non-governmental organization (NGO), Save Tigray, has announced it will be using the proceeds from the sale of non-fungible tokens (NFTs) to support its goal of averting famine in Ethiopia’s war-torn Tigray region. According to Save Tigray, the NFTs, which are “based on interpreted...
Green Bitcoin: The impact and importance of energy use for PoW
6.6.2021
To achieve the goal of a green Bitcoin network, crypto mining companies should push for production with less use of fossil fuels
Crypto Proponents Become Skeptical of Closed-Door Meeting Between Billionaires and Bitcoin Miners
25.5.2021
After Tesla’s Elon Musk and Microstrategy CEO Micheal Saylor revealed the revelation of a newly created “Bitcoin Mining Council,” the news became a viral subject. While some crypto supporters like the idea, others have been skeptical of a couple of billionaires having closed-door...
Ripple's Garlinghouse disses Bitcoin's energy use in advance of Biden administration
9.11.2020
With Joe Biden being declared the next President of the United States, Ripple CEO Brad Garlinghouse is making sure his company’s messaging aligns with the new administration
Vodafone Enlists Blockchain Nonprofit for Tracking Renewable Energy Use in Europe
3.6.2020
Vodafone and Energy Web are using SIM cards and blockchain to build more nimble renewable power grids
Photonics Bitcoin Mining Tech Aims to ‘Democratize’ Energy Use
29.11.2019
Three researchers have published a paper at Cornell University’s arxiv.org proposing a system called Optical Proof of Work (OPOW) to potentially be employed in Bitcoin mining. According to the paper, “heavy reliance on electricity has created scalability issues, environmental concerns...