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Solana’s Annual Carbon Footprint Equals 8 Flights from London to New York
21.4.2023
The real-time dashboard, produced by the Solana Foundation, shows how much carbon the smart contracts platform is emitting
Unleashing the Green Economy: How Blockchain Can Transform Climate-Friendly Investment Opportunities
21.4.2023
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Terawulf Energizes 50 MW at Nuclear-Powered Bitcoin Mining Facility Nautilus
21.4.2023
Bitcoin mining company Terawulf has announced the full deployment of its 50-megawatt (MW) stake in the nuclear-powered Nautilus Cryptomine facility. The behind-the-meter bitcoin mining facility is powered by 100% nuclear power and benefits from a fixed power cost of $0.02 per kilowatt-hour (kWh)...
Stop the Presses: Criticism Against the New York Times Mounts as Newspaper Is Accused of Killing 59 Million Trees Annually
19.4.2023
After the New York Times (NYT) published an editorial about bitcoin mining, claiming the industry is harmful to the environment, an organization called Stop the Presses took issue with the Times’ paper usage. Stop the Presses launched a social media campaign against the NYT’s newspaper...
Environmental Impact of AI Models Takes Center Stage Amid Criticism Against Bitcoin Mining
18.4.2023
While bitcoin’s effect on the environment has been discussed at length over the last two years, the latest trend of artificial intelligence (AI) software is now being criticized for its carbon footprint. According to several headlines and academic papers this year, AI consumes significant...
C6 Bank’s Climate Tool to Track CO2 Emissions From Customer Transactions Prompts Debate on Future of Banking
14.4.2023
On April 13, a C6 Bank customer in Brazil shared screenshots of his online bank account, revealing that the financial institution was tracking CO2 emissions from his purchases and urging him to compensate monetarily. C6 Bank states that the new tool aims to inspire Brazilians to adopt more...
2023’s Bitcoin Obituaries: Bitcoin Defies 6 Death Predictions With 80% Price Increase Since End of 2022
11.4.2023
It’s been more than 100 days since the end of 2022, and the price of bitcoin has risen more than 80% since then. Over the past 30 days, bitcoin has increased by more than 45% against the U.S. dollar. Despite its recovery this year, after a long crypto winter in the previous year, the Bitcoin...
ANZ Bank Completes Carbon Credits Trading as Part of Australia's CBDC Pilot
6.4.2023
Australia and New Zealand Banking Group Limited (ANZ) has completed the first use-case of carbon credit trading as part of Australia's central bank digital currency (CBDC) pilot
Immersion Cooling Firm LiquidStack Secures Series B Funding to Build Manufacturing in U.S.
22.3.2023
The company can reduce the carbon footprint, land and water use of bitcoin miners through its technology
ESG Analyst Daniel Batten Reveals Dynamic Charts Showing Bitcoin’s 52.6% Sustainable Energy Use
9.3.2023
Environmental, social, and governance (ESG) analyst Daniel Batten said Tuesday that the computational backbone of the Bitcoin network now uses 52.6% sustainable energy. Batten and onchain analyst Willy Woo created Dynamic Bitcoin ESG Charts to showcase the protocol’s progress. Contrary...
Terawulf Energizes First Nuclear-Powered Bitcoin Mining Facility in the US, Plans to Expand Operations
6.3.2023
Terawulf, a bitcoin mining operation, has announced that it has energized the first nuclear-powered bitcoin mining facility in the United States at the company’s Nautilus Facility in Pennsylvania. According to the company, approximately 1 exahash per second (EH/s) or close to 8,000...
Can blockchain help combat climate change?
5.3.2023
Blockchain’s transparency and traceability can aid sustainability and reduce carbon emissions for climate change
Getting rid of crypto staking would be a 'terrible path' for the US — Coinbase CEO
9.2.2023
Banning retail crypto staking in the US would result in even more businesses moving offshore, argues the Coinbase co-founder
UK blockchain carbon offset platform raises $45M in seed funding
8.2.2023
Carbonplace says it will use the funds to scale its services and become the "SWIFT of carbon markets."
Aussie 'Big 4' bank mints stablecoin for carbon trading and remittances
19.1.2023
This marks the second "Big 4" bank in Australia to launch an Australian-dollar pegged stablecoin in a bid to boost the digital economy
Putting carbon credits on blockchain won’t solve the problem alone: Davos
17.1.2023
Cointelegraph’s editor-in-chief Kristina Lucrezia Cornèr moderated a panel discussion in Davos, Switzerland about pricing carbon credits
IMPT Price Prediction as Token Launches on New Crypto Exchange – Here’s Where IMPT is Headed Next
28.12.2022
IMPT, the native token that will power the soon-to-be-released, revolutionary blockchain-based carbon credit trading/carbon offset platform IMPT.io, was last trading around 4% lower on Wednesday, despite being listed on a new cryptocurrency exchange, a development which typically boosts demand...
British Columbia to halt new power connections for crypto miners
22.12.2022
British Columbia has cited prioritizing clean energy and job creation as the main reasons for suspending cryptocurrency mining operations
IMPT Price Prediction as IMPT Blasts Up 35% in 10 Hours – Bigger Pump Incoming?
20.12.2022
IMPT, the native cryptocurrency of carbon credit trading platform IMPT.io, has blasted around 35% higher in the last 10 hours and, in doing so, has taken out a number of key levels of resistance. IMPT/USD was last changing hands in the mid-$0.015s, having surged higher from Monday’s closing levels...
Massachusetts Senator Forwards Bill Aimed at Forcing Crypto Miners to Report Greenhouse Gas Emissions
9.12.2022
On Dec. 8, 2022, three Democratic politicians from Massachusetts, Oregon, and California revealed legislation aimed at combatting “energy-intensive” cryptocurrency mining operations. The bill introduced by senator Ed Markey (D-MA) alleges that crypto mining “strains...