sustainability

Crusoe Energy President Cully Cavness (left) and CEO Chase Lochmiller (Crusoe)
Sustainable Bitcoin Protocol Piloting a Waste Gas Methodology With Miner Crusoe Energy
Crypto miners, like Crusoe, use gas that would otherwise be wasted and minimize methane emissions.
Crusoe Energy President Cully Cavness (left) and CEO Chase Lochmiller (Crusoe)

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Here Are Six New Projects Looking to Mitigate Bitcoin Mining’s Energy Footprint
From technical improvement efficiencies to novel market-based solutions, a plethora of projects are trying to improve the bitcoin mining’s environmental footprint.
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Shamba Network Sows the Future of Sustainable Agriculture in Africa
An ambitious startup tackles two of the world’s most intractable problems – climate change and financial inclusion – by using blockchain technology to share sophisticated data...
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Bitcoin miners at work (Eliza Gkritsi/CoinDesk)
Immersion Cooling Firm LiquidStack Secures Series B Funding to Build Manufacturing in U.S.
The company says it can reduce the carbon footprint and land and water use of bitcoin miners through its technology.
Bitcoin miners at work (Eliza Gkritsi/CoinDesk)

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TeraWulf Starts Nuclear-Powered Bitcoin Mining With Nearly 8,000 Rigs at Nautilus Facility
The miner also said it expects to reach 5.5 EH/s of computing power across its two sites by early in the second quarter.
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A view of the Suriname river from the Blauwe Berg. The small nation north of Brazil is home to a couple of projects trying to use blockchain to preserve the forest. (-JvL-/Wikimedia Commons, modified by CoinDesk)
ReFi for the People: How Crypto Can Help Local Communities Help Their Ecosystems
A hyper-localized breed of regenerative finance hopes to use crypto not only to improve the world’s carbon footprint but improve lives’ of local communities.
A view of the Suriname river from the Blauwe Berg. The small nation north of Brazil is home to a couple of projects trying to use blockchain to preserve the forest. (-JvL-/Wikimedia Commons, modified by CoinDesk)

The Digihost power plant in North Tonawanda, New York. (Eliza Gkritsi/CoinDesk)
Bitcoin Miner Digihost Completes Controversial Power Plant Acquisition, Doubling Energy Capacity
Environmental groups oppose the transaction on the grounds that it impedes New York's greenhouse gas emissions goals.
The Digihost power plant in North Tonawanda, New York. (Eliza Gkritsi/CoinDesk)

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MakerDAO Constitution Would Fund Sustainability Efforts With 20K MKR Tokens From Reserves, Emissions
With “scientific sustainability” as a core principle, an early draft of the proposed Maker constitution would, if approved, play an active role in combating climate change by...
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Instead of Slowing Innovation, Regulation May Drive Demand for ReFi
At the intersection of crypto and climate activism, the business community is seeking the power of regulation to spur adoption and action, writes sustainability advocate Boyd...
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