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Finance

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.

Bitcoin mining can soak up renewable energy that is hard to transmit or consume locally, giving a leg up to energy producers. (Yunha)

Opinion

Unleashing the Green Economy: How Blockchain Can Transform Climate-Friendly Investment Opportunities

By unlocking the immense potential of blockchain, we stand at the precipice of a transformative era in the global movement towards a greener economy, Osho Jha writes.

A digital tree. (Daniel Kuhn/CoinDesk)

Finance

Ethereum-Based Carbon Tracker Carbonable Raises $1.2M to Tackle Greenwashing

Carbonable was launched on Ethereum layer 2 scaling system StarkNet, whose parent company Starkware is also an investor.

Carbonable co-founders Guillaume Leti (left) and Ramzi Laieb (Carbonable)

Videos

Compass Mining Inks Multi-Year Deal With Nuclear Fission Startup Oklo for Clean Energy

Compass Mining has signed a 20-year deal with nuclear fission firm Oklo to supply the bitcoin mining company with clean and cheap energy. “The Hash” panel discusses the novel twist on clean sources of power as the industry seeks solutions to its environmental challenges.

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Videos

Sam Bankman-Fried’s Crypto Markets Outlook

The crypto markets have been volatile over the last few weeks, spooked by China’s threats to miners and Elon Musk’s tweets flip-flopping on bitcoin’s sustainability. FTX founder Sam Bankman-Fried weighs in on what’s going on in the crypto markets and what he expects to see in the near term.

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