carbon footprint

The anticipated Ethereum Merge is complete. Can the crypto world shrug off carbon footprint concerns? Plus, Indian women starting to plug into cryptocurrency trading. More on those stories and other news shaping the cryptocurrency world in this episode of "The Daily Forkast."

Sep 15, 2022

The New York State Senate passed a bill last Friday targeting proof-of-work (PoW) mining that now moves on to Governor Kathy Hochul for consideration. BaSIC President Clark Vaccaro discusses the potential outcomes, addressing lawmakers’ concerns about crypto’s carbon footprint.

Jun 6, 2022

As rising concerns about bitcoin’s carbon footprint have called for more environmental, social, and governance (ESG)-friendly mining, Sen. Elizabeth Warren wrote to several miners, including Stronghold Digital Mining, in January inquiring a report on energy usage.

Feb 11, 2022

Crypto.com CEO Kris Marszalek joins “First Mover” to discuss what the industry can do to combat environmental challenges for the crypto community and the exchange’s new commitment to becoming carbon negative in the next 18 months.

May 27, 2021

How much energy is bitcoin mining really using, and how does it compare to consumption by other industries? Crypto thought-leader Meltem Demirors and Anton Dek of Cambridge discuss crypto's carbon footprint and the proposed solutions to combat it.

May 25, 2021

Crypto exchanges BitMEX and FTX are the latest companies taking a closer look at their environmental footprint. “The Hash” panel considers the importance of prominent crypto players committing to becoming more carbon neutral in the midst of ongoing climate controversies swirling around crypto.

May 21, 2021

Dogecoin flops after Elon Musk’s “SNL” hosting gig while it drives historic trading volumes in Indian cryptocurrency exchanges. Cryptocurrency’s carbon footprint concern gives way to ESG investment opportunities. Introducing biometrics into China’s DCEP testing could up the level of privacy concerns already shown by some.

May 10, 2021