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Delassing myths: Is Bitcoin so terrible for ecology?

FORKLOG found out the share of bitcoin in the global structure of energy consumption and the prospects for its growth in the long run.

The US demanded from miners data on the impact on the ecology

Members of the Committee on Energy and Trade of the House of Representatives of the United States sent four mining companies a request to provide data on the impact of their environmental activities.

Real shitkoin: In South Korea, they stopped paying digital currency for a trip to the toilet

The Government of South Korea suspended the scientific program to create BEEVI toilets, for the use of which students of the local institute received digital currency.

Musical NFT Marketplace OneOF attracted more than $ 8 million investments

The musical platform of non -replaceable tokens (NFT) Oneof attracted strategic investments worth more than $ 8 million. This is stated in the press release.

Report: During the year, the energy efficiency of Bitcoin mining increased by 46%

The Bitcoin Mining Council (BMC) has published a quarterly report on the state of the Bitcoin mining industry, in which it was focused on energy consumption metric, technological efficiency and ecology.

The ECB noted the environmental friendliness of cryptocurrencies based on Proof-Of-Stake

Specialists of the European Central Bank (ECB) criticized cryptocurrencies at the Proof-OF-WORK (POW) algorithm. In their opinion, the projects using Proof-OF-STAKE (POS) are one of the few options for sustainable development of digital assets.

Ecologists demanded to withdraw a work permit for Greenidge Generation

Environmental Defenders and a member of the New York Assembly Anna Kelles called on Governor of Katie Hokul to withdraw permission to mining with Greenidge Generation. This is reported by Coindesk.

Senate New York supported the moratorium on mining

New York Senate approved a two-year moratorium on cryptocurrency mining using electricity generated from carbon sources. About this writes Coindesk.

Bitcoin Mining Council denied fears of US congressmen regarding Proof-OF-WORK

More than 50 representatives of the bitcoin industry signed a letter to the Environmental Protection Agency with a refutation of fears of the US congressmen group regarding environmental risks of mining.

Artificial intelligence came up with an enzyme for splitting plastic in 24 hours

Scientists from Texas University in Austin with the help of artificial intelligence developed a synthetic enzyme that breaks down plastic waste in 24 hours.

Wikimedia Foundation refused to donations in cryptocurrencies

The Non -Profit Organization of Wikimedia Foundation has abandoned cryptocurrencies that controls the free encyclopedia “Wikipedia”. The decision was made after a three -month discussion with the community.

FTX will launch an eco -Fund for $ 1 billion to prevent new pandemia

As part of the Crypto Bahamas 2022 conference, the head of FTX Sam Bankman-Frida spoke about the plans of Bitcoin-Birgi to launch a charity environmental fund for $ 1 billion.

US congressmen called for testing Proof-off-Mayk for the damage of ecology

A group of US congressmen appealed to the Environmental Protection Agency with a request to check the mining industry for environmental risks and compliance with relevant laws.

Wikimedia Foundation will consider refusing to receive donations in cryptocurrencies

Wikipedia free encyclopedia controls of the Wikimedia Foundation Non -Profit Organization may stop taking donations in cryptocurrencies at the end of April. 71.7% of the contributors spoke out for such a decision.

The court in the United States rejected environmental claims to Greenidge Generation

The New York Supreme Court rejected the request to stop the construction of the Greenidge Generation mining enterprises near Lake Seneca. This is stated in the press release.

UN experts: cryptocurrencies create the risks of climate change

The intergovernmental group of climate change experts (IPCC) under the auspices of the UN mentioned cryptocurrencies as one of the risk factors for ecology.

Research: Bitcoin carbon trace grew by 17% after a mining ban in China

After the outcome of the miners from China, the volume of carbon emissions of the bitcoin network increased by 17%, and did not decrease, as some experts claimed. This follows from the research data published in the journal Joule.

The head of Intel criticized Bitcoin for the impact on ecology

The General Director of one of the largest manufacturers of Intel Pat Galsinger has criticized the first cryptocardant for the influence of ecology.

Norilsk Nickel Palladium Fund launched the world’s first ETC world for metals for electric vehicles

The Palladium fund established by Norkelm launched the ETC, provided with metals necessary for the production of electric vehicles.

Scientists use AI to predict floods in the Mexican Gulf

A group of American scientists will develop an artificial intelligence system that predicts coastal floods in the Gulf of Mexico.

Cardano Foundation reached a million planted trees

The non -profit organization Cardano Foundation reached one million planted trees as part of the Ecological project Cardano Forest using the ADA token token.

The expert doubted the effectiveness of Bitcoin mining on geothermal energy in Salvador

The use of geothermal volcanic energy for mining bitcoin will cost more than burning oil. This opinion is held by the winner of the prestigious prize among ecologists Ricardo Navarro, writes The Telegraph.

US Senator requested from Greenidge Generation data on the impact of mining on the ecology

Member of the US Banking Committee Elizabeth Warren was concerned about the influence of the Greenidge Generation mining company on the environment. She demanded from CEO Deffri Cyrt to provide detailed data on activities.

SOLANA Foundation announced the carbon neutrality of the network

The Non-Profit organization of the SOLANA Foundation Non-Profit Organization for the end of 2021 is planning to implement a program that will help to make a network of carbon-neutral validators to make.

Startup Neu.Ro launched AI-Owko with a zero carbon footprint

American startup Neu.RO, together with the Finnish company Atnorth, presented a cloud solution with a zero level of emissions for machine learning tasks.

Norway, following Sweden, will consider the ban on bitcoin mining

Norway can support the initiative of Sweden regulators on the ban on cryptocurrency mining, including bitcoin, at the EU level. The government referred to “unjustified electricity costs”.

The Cambridge market of decentralized carbon loans will support the restoration of forests

The Cambridge Center for Carbon loans (4C) based on the TEZOS blockchain will create a decentralized market to finance environmental projects.

Billionaire Tom Steener saw a threat of ecology in Bitcoin

American billionaire, politician and environmental defender Tom Steier, in an interview with Yahoo Finance, called Bitcoin the “huge consumer of electricity” and the threat to ecology due to the dependence of the energy system on fossil fuel types.

NFT Crystals from the Snark platform.ART sold for more than $ 4 million

Snark platform.ART for three days sold the NFT-collection of Organic Growth: Crystal Reef from artists Michael Ju and Danila Krivoruchko, earned more than $ 4 million.

New York was called to prevent mining at “dirty” power plants

Initiative group from business, organizations and labor collectives of New York sent the authorities a letter asking him to refuse to issue permits for the modernization of fossil fissitive power plants to cryptocurrency mining centers.

Stronghold Digital Mining will attract up to $ 106 million under the IPO on NASDAQ

The American mining company Stronghold Digital Mining with a focus on the use of green energy expects to attract $ 94- $ 106 million according to the results of the IPO for NASDAQ. Such data is contained in the application for SEC. Investors will offer 5.9 million shares in the price range of $ 16- $ 18. The underwriters will have an option to purchase additional 882,000 securities. The accommodation organizer is Tudor, Pickering, Holt & […]

Ripple and Nelnet will create a fund for $ 44 million for investment in green energy

Ripple announced partnership with the Nelnet financial service division in order to reduce carbon emissions of the cryptocurrency industry.

US Senator proposed using natural bitcoin mining gas

Senator Ted Cruz proposed using the energy and gas production produced when mining and gas for mining the first cryptocurrency.

Boston Dynamics Robops are involved in cleaning nuclear waste in Chernobyl

Scientists from Bristol University will teach robots, including Boston Dynamics, to interact with radioactive waste. To do this, they visited some of the most polluted places at the Chernobyl nuclear power plant.

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