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PortuguêsThe recent surge of Bitcoin (BTC) price has driven notable growth in the amount of electricity consumed by Bitcoin miners, spurring another wave of argument in the community over the…
Continue ReadingEther reached new highs, more people than ever are “long bitcoin” and a debate over bitcoin’s energy consumption is raging. Top shelf Out of the ether?Ether (ETH), the native cryptocurrency…
Continue ReadingThe push by many in Iran to establish the country as a mecca for crypto miners may be having some unintended environmental consequences. According to a Bloomberg report, the energy…
Continue ReadingIt would be fair to admit that after 2020 and all it has put us through, making any predictions for the upcoming year is most likely to be a game…
Continue ReadingThe leader in blockchain news, CoinDesk is a media outlet that strives for the highest journalistic standards and abides by a strict set of editorial policies. CoinDesk is an independent…
Continue ReadingFrom the Bitcoin halving in May to the ongoing price rally today, bitcoin has certainly seen its fair share of ups and downs in 2020. Even as the price of…
Continue ReadingTrue Tribe, a fashion brand that creates clothing out of discarded fishing nets and other plastic detritus from the world’s oceans, has gone live with its first garments to be…
Continue ReadingThe World Economic Forum is progressing with its blockchain-based project tracking of greenhouse gas emissions. According to a Dec. 15 announcement, the WEF’s Mining and Metals Blockchain Initiative, or MMBI,…
Continue ReadingBlockchain marketplace Climatetrade will be building its new CO2 carbon offsetting platform on Algorand, a top-50 cryptocurrency project that is gunning for scalability and transactional performance. Climatetrade announced Wednesday that…
Continue ReadingAn alliance of crypto firms is introducing tokenized carbon credits for individuals to offset the amount of carbon dioxide they contribute. According to a Dec. 1 announcement, the Universal Protocol…
Continue ReadingStablecoin pioneer Uphold is claiming to have launched the first tradable retail carbon token. The Universal Protocol Alliance, a coalition of blockchain companies led by Uphold and including Bittrex Global,…
Continue ReadingRipple CEO Brad Garlinghouse may be a critic of Bitcoin (BTC), but he still wants the original cryptocurrency to succeed in the long run. Appearing on a Nov. 19 episode…
Continue ReadingArtificial intelligence specialists Fetch.ai, and blockchain solutions provider Datarella have announced the launch of a “Smart City” infrastructure trial in Munich, Germany, on Nov. 12. The trial will be centered around…
Continue ReadingThe World Economic Forum (WEF) believes blockchain represents a core element of sustainable digital finance — a new paradigm that combines emerging technology with environmentally-conscious business models. In a new…
Continue ReadingThe crypto industry, with its questionable carbon footprint, now has a convenient way to showcase its green cred on a verified (rather than trusted) basis. But that raises a tricky…
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