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Money reimagined

The Energy Crisis: Can Mining Help?

Current energy sources pose several challenges, including grid instability, energy transmission and storage, and harmful byproducts. So what could be our solutions?

By Michael J. CaseySheila WarrenWilliam Foxley

Sponsored

Mar 10, 2023 at 3:22 p.m. UTC

Mar 10, 2023

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Business

Environment

Solana Foundation, Ripple, GBBC and Others Form Partnership to Promote Crypto Solutions for Climate Change

Climate solutions "makes the most sense" for real-world applications of blockchain, a co-founder of the initiative told CoinDesk.

By Eliza GkritsiSandali Handagama

Sponsored

Jan 17, 2023 at 3:30 p.m. UTC

Jan 17, 2023

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Layer 2

Colombia

In the Colombian Andes, Figuring Out How Crypto Can Save the Climate

Earnest eco-crypto nerds at a three-day retreat attempted to resolve interoperability among crypto-climate projects.

By Eliza Gkritsi

Sponsored

Nov 3, 2022 at 4:32 p.m. UTC

Nov 3, 2022

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Policy

Bitcoin mining

Bank of England: Any UK CBDC Will Be 'Tens of Thousands' Times More Efficient Than Bitcoin

The fintech lead at U.K.’s central bank urged eco-conscious citizens not to “throw the blockchain baby out with the bitcoin bathwater.”

By Cheyenne Ligon

Sponsored

Jun 17, 2021 at 7:39 p.m. UTC

Jun 17, 2021

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Business

Mark cuban

Mark Cuban Invests in Decentralized Data Marketplace dClimate

The billionaire investor is going deeper down the blockchain rabbit hole.

By Cheyenne Ligon

Sponsored

Jun 16, 2021 at 2:00 p.m. UTC

Jun 16, 2021

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Policy

Carbon emissions

Rocky Mountain Institute Proposes Protocol to Track Climate Emissions

A new way to keep tabs on climate impacts within corporate supply chains, based on open-source ledger technology.

By Marc JohnsonDavid MannPaolo Natali

Sponsored

May 24, 2021 at 6:38 p.m. UTC

May 24, 2021

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Tech

Bitcoin mining

Everything We Want Costs Energy, Including Bitcoin

What’s essential is situating bitcoin mining and energy in a larger context.

By Benjamin Powers

Sponsored

Apr 22, 2021 at 2:24 p.m. UTC

Apr 22, 2021

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Business

Everledger

Everledger Offers Diamond Industry Blockchain-Based Carbon Offsetting

Track-and-trace blockchain pioneer Everledger is using its technology to help the diamond industry offset its carbon footprint.

By Ian Allison

Sponsored

Apr 22, 2020 at 8:40 a.m. UTC

Apr 22, 2020

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Business

Hyperledger

Hyperledger Conference Shows Where Blockchain Can Fight Global Warming

Social impact took center stage at this year's Hyperledger Global Forum, with perhaps less of an emphasis on banking consortia and trade finance blockchains.

By Ian Allison

Sponsored

Mar 4, 2020 at 2:00 p.m. UTC

Mar 4, 2020

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Tech

Hyperledger

Hyperledger to Explore How Blockchain Can Help World Meet Climate Goals

The new climate group will allow participants to share ideas for a new distributed database to track emissions.

By Paddy Baker

Sponsored

Jan 22, 2020 at 1:00 p.m. UTC

Jan 22, 2020

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