Publicly-Traded Bitcoin Miner Runs on 100% Renewable Energy, Audit Confirms

A report from CarbonChain shows that Gryphon Digital Assets is mining bitcoin with hydroelectric power, producing zero carbon emissions.

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Hut 8 Starts Miner Recycling Program, Carbon Neutrality Dedication

Hut 8 Mining Corp., one of North America’s largest digital asset mining pioneers, has released its 2022 ESG report. This marks the second annual report from the company, following its...

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Ethereum Green Credentials Boosted By Merge, But Bitcoin Still Falls Behind

Bitcoin mining has struggled to become more environmentally sustainable, whereas Ethereum has nearly eliminated its carbon footprint after the Merge, a report claims. Bitcoin mining projects, which require outsized amounts of electricity to process transactions and create new coins, have been working to shift to cleaner resources, following backlash from policymakers, investors, and environmentalists.

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Vitalik Buterin Says Ethereum Merge Cut Global Energy Usage by 0.2%, One of Biggest Decarbonization Events Ever

Ethereum now spews out less carbon dioxide than a few hundred U.S. households, according to a report.

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New White House Report Suggests A Ban On Bitcoin Mining In The U.S.

The Biden administration is considering pushing for a ban on cryptocurrency mining should measures aimed at reducing carbon emissions and the intense use of electricity prove ineffective.

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White House Pushes For Net-Zero Carbon Emission In Latest Crypto Report

Recently, the White House released a report that details how crypto mining and other technologies contribute directly to pollution, greenhouse gas effect, noise, and other hazardous environmental effects that get in the way of federal agency’s initiatives to attain a net-zero carbon emission that is in adherence to U.

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Финансовый сектор США в 50 раз более вреден для окружающей среды, чем биткоин

Влияние биткоина на климат подвергается серьезно критике, однако углеродные выбросы финансового сектора США намного более значимы. Компании Climate Safe Lending Network, The Outdoor Policy Outfit и Bank FWD выпустили совместный отчет «Углеродный капитал» (’Carbon Bankroll Report‘), в котором представили данные о выбросах углерода, генерируемых финансовой деятельностью компаний, включая операции с денежными средствами и их производными… Сообщение Финансовый сектор США в 50 раз более вреден для окружающей среды, чем биткоин появились сначала на Hash Telegraph.

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Rhode Island Dangles Crypto Rewards For Home Builders With Low Carbon Emission

According to a February 2021 CNBC report, the carbon footprint of Bitcoin, the world’s largest crypto, is similar to that of New Zealand, with both generating approximately 37 megatons of carbon dioxide into the environment each year.

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Miners utilizing Norway’s renewable energy to reduce Bitcoin’s carbon footprint

Bitcoin miners in Norway run their operations solely on renewable energy thanks to the country’s climate-conscious industry, according to a  report by Arcane Research. The post Miners utilizing Norway’s renewable energy to reduce Bitcoin’s carbon footprint appeared first on CryptoSlate.

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Bitcoin network’s carbon emission jumped 17% after China ban: Report

The research report blamed the increase of Bitcoin’s carbon footprint on the China mining ban and claimed Chinese miners were more renewable-energy-focused.

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Report: Polkadot emits the least carbon per year out of these six alts

Everybody in the crypto sector has heard the cliche that proof-of-work blockchains destroy the earth, while proof-of-stake blockchains preserve it. However, the world isn't so simple and neither are tThe post Report: Polkadot emits the least carbon per year out of these six alts appeared first on AMBCrypto.

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Report: Bitcoin mining carbon emissions contribute nearly 0.08% globally

The new CoinShares report underlines the network’s recent carbon emissions, which amount to nearly 0. 08% globally, are insignificant numbers compared to emissions released by other industries and domains.

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Bitcoin Mining Accounts For 0.08% Of Global CO2 Production, Report Reveals

According to digital investing firm CoinShares, the Bitcoin (BTC) mining network contributed less than 0.08 percent of the world’s total carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions. According to data gathered by the company, BTC mining contributes only a small portion of worldwide CO2 emissions, especially when compared to the wide range of services made possible by the […]

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Bitcoin Carbon Emission 50 Times Lower Than That of Aviation: Coinshares

Another report ruins the "holy grail" of Bitcoin critics: no, the flagship crypto is not that bad for environment

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Solana (SOL) Aiming at 100% Carbon Neutrality in 2021

Solana (SOL) has released its energy usage report on November 24, 2021. The report claims that a single Solana transaction consumes far less energy than a single search operation on the Google search engine, and the entire Solana network with 1,196 validator nodes, uses exactly the same amount of energy as 986 American households. SolanaRead More

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Transacting on Solana less energy-intensive than on Bitcoin, Ethereum, report reveals

Those looking at the metaverse from outside the crypto sector are often horrified by the carbon footprint of NFTs or the energy consumed while using Ethereum. However, Solana's Energy Use Report for The post Transacting on Solana less energy-intensive than on Bitcoin, Ethereum, report reveals appeared first on AMBCrypto.

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China: Bitmain-Funded Firm to Completely Decarbonize Its Crypto Mining Operations

SAITECH, a company aiming to solve the climate change crisis, plans to eventually power its crypto mining operations with 100 percent renewable energy, significantly reducing their carbon print emissions in line with China’s strong national policies on decarbonizing by 2060, a new report on June 29 shows.

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Bitcoin Miner Says 90% Carbon Neutral

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KPMG Airs Blockchain Solution to Help Corporates Offset Carbon Emissions

"Big Four" firm KPMG says its patent-pending blockchain solution will help organizations measure, report and offset their carbon emissions.

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The Need to Report Carbon Emissions Amid the Coronavirus Pandemic

Modern digital companies require more and more energy, which contributes to the global rise of carbon emissions

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Carbon Credit Trading

BNC Research's latest proprietary report on carbon credit trading demonstrates the digitizing of real-world value in the new economy. This report showcases a world-first use case of digitizing carbon credits, aimed at both investors and policymakers.

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China: Media Portal Awards VeChain’s “Low Carbon Ecosystem” for Charity Work

VeChain (VET) and DNV GL’s jointly developed Low Carbon Ecosystem was awarded the “best blockchain charity event,” by Chinese media portal Odaily at the 2019 Blockchain Awards Ceremony. This, according to a report by VeChain101 published on January 16, 2020.

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Monero (XMR): Access Mining is the new Malware Mining

It is an open secret that the supply of the crypto currency Monero partly feeds from illegal sources. With no other crypto currency is the phenomenon of malware mining as contagious as with the privacy coin.

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Environmentalist Shreds Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez’s Green New Deal: ‘This Would Mean Removing All Water Vapor’

According to a recent report from the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change, the human race has just 12 years to curb carbon emissions before climate change becomes an irreversible, catastrophic event.

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New Crypto Mining Research Attempts to Sound the Alarm on Bitcoin’s Proof of Work Energy Usage

Crypto Mining Is More Energy Intensive Than Mining Any Other Material A shocking report by a British Journal Nature Sustainability shows that in the past two years, cryptocurrency mining has generated between 3 million and 15 million tons of carbon emissions.

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Another Report Says Crypto Mining Uses More Power than Traditional Mining

A report published today has stated that mining $1 worth of Bitcoin requires more electricity than mining almost any material traditionally dug from the earth. The authors state that between three million and 15 million tons of carbon emissions have been caused by the sector over the last two years.

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In Search of Stability: An Overview of the Budding Stablecoin Ecosystem

Stability. The word seems to be at complete odds with the current nature of the crypto market. With its flagship coin having “died” on hundreds of occasions, volatility and meteoric price swings have come to define cryptocurrencies, as price stability, ever-elusive, is in short supply.

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Hackers Have Stolen $1.1B in Crypto YTD, Carbon Black Report Says

Hackers have stolen over $1.1 billion worth of crypto this year, according to Carbon Black. Most of the attacks, 24, took place in the US.

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