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“Digital assets, and their related mining activities, are essential to the economic future of the United States," said the group of 14 lawmakers.

“I’m trying to get people to plant trees,” said Fangorn, a green-fingered Bitcoiner, “as an avenue for low-time preference.”

Bitcoin mining’s climate impact has been heavily criticized, but the emissions of corporate cash and investments have often flown under the radar.

In addition to eco-friendly components, the IMF recommended central banks include other features in their CBDCs, such as compliance, higher resilience and offline capabilities.

South Korean artist CSLIM has created an ecosystem surrounding his NFTs — with a thousand of supporters subscribing.

Denver-based Crusoe Energy will help the Middle East nation to cut the gas flaring with the pilot project scheduled for the end of 2022.

The Ripple CEO reflected on crypto's presence at the World Economic Forum and the emerging use cases for digital assets.

Coworking space founder and billionaire Adam Neumann is trying his hand in the crypto space, raising $70 million for his blockchain-powered climate tech platform Flowcarbon.

Toucan Protocol’s Rob Schmitt believes blockchain gaming could have a much better environmental reputation if games integrated carbon offsets.

Panelists at the World Economic Forum session on crypto’s carbon footprint seem to be seeing FUD galore surrounding the environmental consequences of crypto mining.

The DoC’s series of 17 questions is set to be published on Thursday and asks for comments from the public that will inform the department’s creation of a regulatory framework for crypto businesses.

Among the proposals, the group of eight organizations requested the Environmental Protection Agency subject PoW mining firms to “stringent reviews” around operating permits.

Bitcoin mining companies must prove carbon neutrality as new regulations come to play, but are carbon offsets enough?

The Ocean State’s legislature is looking to tackle the housing shortage and ensure new projects are going green by incentivizing builders with crypto rewards.

In a note authored by Michael Saylor, Nic Carter and Darin Feinstein, the Bitcoin Mining Council alleges that lawmakers can't tell the difference between a data center and a power plant.