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Markets

'Shark Tank' Star: Wall Street Investors Need to Know How Their BTC Is Mined

Bitcoin mined with dirty energy sources like coal could be frowned upon like "blood diamonds," VC investor and reality TV star Kevin O'Leary claims.

Investor and TV personality Kevin O’Leary

Markets

Why Impact Investing and Crypto Are Mutually Beneficial

Two of the fastest growing alternative investment classes – ESG and crypto – are mutually beneficial, says the CEO of Fasset.

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Finance

Why Tech-Minded Climate Groups See COVID-19 as a Trial Run for Massive Change

Reaching the Paris Agreement's lofty climate goals will require the decentralization of decision-making at all levels, say INATBA and others.

EMPTY: Coronavirus lockdowns have cut into global carbon emissions – but not by as much as is required of hitting Paris Agreement climate goals. (Credit: Shutterstock)

Finance

Microsoft, Celo Back Virtual Earth Day Event From Blockchain for Social Impact Coalition

Microsoft is throwing its weight behind the Blockchain for Social Impact Coalition (BSIC) incubator, a six-week hackathon focused on green energy.

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Finance

Plastics Recycling Looks Promising to Enterprise Blockchain Startups

New recycling technologies and mandates have blockchains playing a role: measuring action and demonstrating it to the public.

RECYCLE: Plastic bottles washed up on the shore of the Black Sea.

Finance

Everledger Looks Beyond Blood Diamonds With ESG Supply Chain Collaboration

Everledger, known for tracking diamonds on the blockchain, says the supply chain for batteries is where it will focus next.

Everledger CEO Leanne Kemp image via CoinDesk archives

Policy

Yale Researchers Turn to Hyperledger to Track Carbon Emissions

A team from Yale's OpenLab has been exploring how blockchain, IoT and other data-science tools can be used to measure and track carbon emissions.

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