climate crisis
Blockchain Unleashed at the United Nations General Assembly on the Global Crisis
Greta Thunberg, the 16-year-old has been on the headlines for the global climate crisis movement and has delivered a compelling speech at the 73rd United Nations General Assembly (UNGA).
United Nations Showcases NFTs Meant to Foster Climate Change Awareness
The United Nations, through its UN-Habitat program, is taking advantage of NFTs to create awareness about the global climate crisis through an initiative called DigitalArt4 Climate.
KPMG Unveils Blockchain-Based Climate Accounting Tool To Help Drive Environmental Sustainability
KPMG has unveiled a blockchain capability dubbed Climate Accounting Infrastructure (CAI) to help firms measure, report, and offset their greenhouse gas emission.
Ripple CEO Says Bitcoin PoW Energy Use Makes Square Target of Biden’s Climate Change Agenda
Ripple CEO thinks Bitcoin’s PoW energy consumption makes public companies who invested heavily in BTC, like Square, potential targets of Joe Biden’s climate change agenda.
Spanish Renewable Energy Firm Partners with Climate Blockchain Initiatives to Boost Carbon Offset Sales on Blockchain
Acciona, a leading Spanish renewable energy company, has joined hands with Climate Blockchain Initiatives (CBI), a Valencia-based startup, to boost the sale of its carbon offsets using the latter’s blockchain-powered trading platform.
Combating Deforestation with Blockchain in Africa: Everything You Need to Know
Have you ever thought of how blockchain can fight deforestation? Surprisingly, this application works. MIPAD startup demonstrates how blockchain is useful in tackling the deforestation crisis in Africa.
Oxford Law Researchers Call for Strict Cryptocurrency Regulation to Avoid Another Financial Crisis
Researchers at Oxford University Law Faculty claim that crypto market regulation is mandatory to prevent systemic risk in times of financial crisis.
Goldman Sachs Invites Investors to Conference Call on Bitcoin, Gold and Crisis Markets
Goldman Sachs is preparing to host a conference call with its top investors to discuss the impact of the current economic crisis on inflation, gold, and Bitcoin.
Deutsche Bank's Warning of a Possible Future Crisis Worse Than the Current Pandemic Could Mean the End of Bitcoin
Deutsche Bank has warned that there is a high chance of a crisis far worse than the current coronavirus pandemic and could have a chance of taking out Bitcoin completely.
Hypervine Pilots Blockchain-Enabled Satellite Data Project to Curb Climate Impact of Mining Sector
Hypervine, a blockchain construction company based in Glasgow, Scotland, has revealed the kicking off of a blockchain-powered project that will utilize satellite data to boost efficiency in the mining industry. Expressly, it will be funded by the European Space Agency (ESA).
COVID-19 Market Climate Perfect Catalyst for Bitcoin Demand Says Binance.US CEO
The coronavirus panic-driven frenzy to acquire assets of lasting bona-fide value has put the traditional gold market to the test and may be creating the perfect catalyst for Bitcoin according to Binance.US CEO Catherine Coley.
Are Bitcoin Miners The Most Violent People on Earth? Climate Journalist Eric Holthaus Seems to Think So
Eric Holthaus has criticized Bitcoin miners, describing them as violent people.
Bitcoin’s Liquidity is Vanishing From Exchanges and Supply Crisis is Near, Bullish for BTC Price
Bitcoin ultimately has a total supply of 21 million coins, some of which has not been mined yet; considering lost coins, the actual supply is way fewer.