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Filecoin Is Mailing Out Hard Drives of Climate Data to Kickstart Its File-Storage Network

7.5.2020
Get a giant hard drive from the Filecoin team stuffed with data on climate, the world's literature or the human genome and get ready to earn some crypto

Earth Day 2020: Industries Turn to Blockchain to Track Carbon Emissions

22.4.2020
Blockchain in combination with other emerging technologies is being leveraged by industries to offset carbon emissions

ICC’s New Carbon Council Will Implement Blockchain for Carbon Market

22.4.2020
International Chamber of Commerce’s Carbon Council targets carbon market liquidation by using blockchain

Everledger Offers Diamond Industry Blockchain-Based Carbon Offsetting

22.4.2020
Track-and-trace blockchain pioneer Everledger is using its technology to help the diamond industry offset its carbon footprint

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

16.4.2020
Reaching the Paris Agreement's lofty climate goals will require the decentralization of decision-making at all levels, say INATBA and others

Can Bitcoin Survive the Climate Change Revolution?

30.3.2020
If ESG is becoming the new buzzword among impact-minded financial institutions, where does energy-intensive bitcoin fit in?

400 Kraken Survey Respondents Predict Bitcoin Price Will Surpass $22K in 2020

29.3.2020
San Francisco-based exchange Kraken conducted a poll that stems from the responses of 400 “VIP” cryptocurrency traders. Despite the current economic climate, surveyed participants indicate they still believe the cryptoconomy is in a “bull market.” Moreover, Kraken’s...

Making Bitcoin Go Viral: Could Endless Printing Trigger a Hyperbitcoinization Event?

26.3.2020
Hyperbitcoinization has been defined as “a state where bitcoin becomes the world’s dominant form of money.” But what actually needs to happen for bitcoin to ‘go viral’? As it turns out, a hyperbitcoinization event may be more likely than many suspect, especially in...

Yale Researchers Turn to Hyperledger to Track Carbon Emissions

24.3.2020
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

Liquid Gold vs Digital Gold: Why Bitcoin Beats Oil in the Current Climate

23.3.2020
Extreme volatility. Sudden loss of value. A purported store of value. An economic hedge. An alternative to gold. On the face of it, bitcoin and oil have a lot in common. Both markets have been buffeted by the covid-19 economic downturn, but while bitcoin has stabilized, oil keeps plummeting. What...

Blockchain for Australian Farmers: A Shield Against Worsening Climate

19.3.2020
The agricultural industry in Australia requires transformation and adjustment to the new technologies in order to survive the natural disasters

Using Digital Currency for Climate Markets

15.3.2020
Can digital currencies help to fight climate change?

Hyperledger Conference Shows Where Blockchain Can Fight Global Warming

4.3.2020
Social impact took center stage at this year's Hyperledger Global Forum, with perhaps less of an emphasis on banking consortia and trade finance blockchains

Relm Launches Insurance Coverage for Cryptocurrency and Cannabis Groups in Tough Regulatory Climate

4.3.2020
Bermuda-based insurance company Relm has announced an official launch of operations, issuing a press statement March 3, stating the group will “focus on digital asset (cryptocurrency) enterprises and cannabis and hemp related businesses.” The business, owned by Deltec International...

Swiss Savers View Cryptocurrencies as Option, Now That Bank Accounts Don’t Save Them From Inflation

20.2.2020
Cryptocurrencies are gradually becoming a viable alternative for savers in Switzerland, according to a new poll. The Alpine nation’s crypto-friendly business climate and increasing regulatory clarity makes them a relatively easy addition to investors’ portfolios. Many Swiss people...

Swiss Financial Watchdog Proposes $1,000 Client Identification Threshold for Crypto Transactions

8.2.2020
Famous for its favorable business climate that has attracted hundreds of crypto companies, Switzerland is now expanding its financial regulatory framework. Some of the upcoming rules will increase oversight in the blockchain industry in compliance with new international standards regarding...

Climate Change: Looking Towards a blockchain-based Solution?

5.2.2020
Climate change is arguably the defining issue of our times. Secretary-General Antònio Guterres recently labeled it the first of four biblical ‘horsemen’ that threatened our world. A UN Climate report released in 2018 stated absolutely that the global community has 12 years to correct our behavior...