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WeWork founder reinvents himself with $70M crypto carbon credit platform
25.5.2022
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
Could GameFi and carbon currencies reverse blockchain's climate stigma?
25.5.2022
Toucan Protocol’s Rob Schmitt believes blockchain gaming could have a much better environmental reputation if games integrated carbon offsets
Major Battlefield 2042 Update Leaves Remaining Fans Dismayed
25.5.2022
Battlefield 2042, a game that has been swimming upstream from the moment it launched, needs both new content and some serious fixes, and it needs them quickly. In a major presentation made to fans earlier today, developers DICE revealed that players will be getting a little bit of both....
Climate Company Flowcarbon Raises $70M Through A16z-Led Round, Sale of Carbon-Backed Token
24.5.2022
Flowcarbon, a technology company aimed at bringing carbon credits to the blockchain, raised $70 million through a fundraising round and the sale of its Goddess Nature Token (GNT)
Even Game Pass Knows It’s Backlog Season
3.5.2022
It’s that time of year again, when the release cadence cools down a bit, giving you time to make your way through your backlog from the spring (or the fall). Game Pass, for the moment, isn’t adding too much to the top, and is in fact removing quite a bit from the bottom. Here’s everything coming...
Tech Start-up ‘Picture This’ Drops First Photography NFT With Renowned Photographer Christian Houge
30.4.2022
On April 29, photography-focused tech start-up Picture This is finally launching the ‘Polar Bear’ NFT, which raises awareness and money towards climate change and the impact humans have on our planet. Digital artworks have seen a booming rise in sales and popularity since the start...
World Economic Forum Shares a Video About Changing Bitcoin’s Code to Proof-of-Stake
29.4.2022
According to a World Economic Forum (WEF) tweet, a “change in the way bitcoin is coded could almost eliminate its environmental impact.” That statement stems from a tweet the WEF published on April 26, with an accompanying video that claims “miners could stake their...
Minecraft-linked developers draws up pledge for NFT and digital asset engagement
28.4.2022
The group did not appear to be entirely satisfied with the current direction of GameFi
SeatlabNFT Announces IDO Starting 24th May 2022
25.4.2022
PRESS RELEASE. SeatlabNFT has announced the date for their IDO, with full details available via their website. The 24th of May 2022 is the first opportunity people around the globe will have to invest in the innovative NFT ticketing platform’s native token $SEAT. SeatlabNFT is...
Gas-to-Bitcoin Mining Firm Crusoe Energy Systems Raises $505 Million
22.4.2022
On Thursday, the bitcoin mining and flare gas mitigation firm Crusoe Energy Systems Inc. revealed it secured $505 million in new capital from strategic investors. According to the announcement, the Series C equity funding round was led by the climate technology venture capital firm G2 Venture...
Climate, blockchain and CBDCs: an interview with HyperLedger's Karen Ottoni
22.4.2022
HyperLedger’s Karen Ottoni explains that blockchains do more than just create cryptocurrencies: effective tools against climate change, they also improve the supply chain
Solana-Based Climate Change Project Employs ‘NFTrees’ to Save Rainforests
21.4.2022
GainForest combines satellite imagery with data science in a bid to incentivize landowners away from cutting down trees
Blockchain and oracles can help clean energy transition, study claims
19.4.2022
A new report conducted by Tecnalia Research and Chainlink Labs asserts that blockchain and oracles can help fix climate issues
No Bitcoin: Mozilla will only accept Proof of Stake crypto donations
13.4.2022
The company has decided to begin accepting PoS crypto again after an outcry against Bitcoin forced it to suspend such donations earlier this year
How blockchain technology is transforming climate action
9.4.2022
It’s time to unite the blockchain community with the climate change community in some concrete and scalable investments into DLT and climate action
Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change calls cryptocurrency CO2 emissions a 'growing concern'
4.4.2022
The group said that all technologies — seemingly including crypto — had the potential to enable emissions reductions as well as increased emissions based on how they were governed
White House OSTP to Examine Whether Digital Assets Impede Efforts to Curb Climate Change
1.4.2022
On March 9, United States President Joe Biden signed the Executive Order on Ensuring Responsible Development of Digital Assets, a precursor to upcoming digital asset and Blockchain legislation feared by many in the industry. As part of this executive order, the White House Office of Science...
Bank of Spain Warns About Risk of Extended Use of Unregulated Cryptocurrencies in the Country
31.3.2022
The deputy governor of the Bank of Spain, Margarita Delgado, gave her opinion about cryptocurrencies and how they are increasing the risks in today’s economy. At an event hosted by PWC called “A climate of change,” Delgado explained that the continued and extended use...
MENA Climate Week notes blockchain's potential for climate action
30.3.2022
Panelists at the MENA Climate Week discuss shifting regulations, technological evolution and increasing awareness and collaboration between the blockchain and climate communities
Blockchain and climate action gets highlighted at MENA Climate Week
29.3.2022
Taking the stage at the MENA Climate Week, Kristina Cornèr, the editor-in-chief of Cointelegraph, shared insights into how the crypto community could contribute to positive climate impact