Cryptomining can hinder the fight against climate change: The White House
A number of bitcoin mining units inside a container at a Cleanspark facility in College Park, Georgia, US, Friday 22 April 2022. Elijah Novel | Bloomberg...
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XELS launches new blockchain-based platform for transparent, traceable sustainability reporting
The startup seeks to become a one-stop-shop for companies to calculate, offset and openly disclose carbon reduction initiatives. TOKYO, 8 September 2022 /PRNewswire/ — XELS, a...
Ethereum ‘Merge’ Has Big Implications for Crypto Mining and Bitcoin: What You Should Know
The world’s second largest cryptocurrency is about to undergo a significant transformation that will change the technology to cut carbon emissions by more than 99 percent,...
Tencent’s NFT platform halts primary services due to regulatory concerns
When China’s tech majors started selling non-fungible tokens, they said the products were not investment opportunities. This week, fans had to face a disappointing reality: the...
Ethereum’s “Merge” Is a Big Deal for Crypto—and the Planet
Cryptocurrencies are often criticized for being bad for the planet. Every year, bitcoin mining consumes more energy than Belgium, according to the University of Cambridge’s Bitcoin...
Landfill Gas Bitcoin Mining Trash Money – Bitcoin Magazine
Daniel Batten is a climate technology investor, author, analyst and environmental campaigner who previously founded and led his own technology company. Why a climate engineering investor...
Blockchain technology and Telecom: definition and examples
Deutsche Telekom uses blockchain technology and participates in public blockchain networks. Together with its subsidiary T-Systems MMS, it supports blockchains such as Celo, Polkadot...
Crypto miners should report more information on energy use
USA – MAY 28: Senator Elizabeth Warren, D-Mass., Speaks to a reporter outside the Capitol on Friday, May 28. May 2021. Tom Williams | CQ-Roll Call,...
Restricting crypto mining operations helped Texas’ power grid worsen the heat wave
Sign up for The Brief, our daily newsletter that keeps readers up to date on the most important Texas news. When a violent heat wave suffocated...