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ForkLog 14 24.04.2023

Solana launches real-time carbon-footprint tracker for its blockchain

The Solana Foundation, the nonprofit behind the Solana project, launched real-time blockchain carbon-footprint tracking.

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ForkLog 7 05.04.2023

Google Cloud to Back the Development of the Celo Ecosystem

Google Cloud and Celo Foundation have agreed to collaborate to support Web3 startups. Teams of specialists will have access to Google Cloud credits and Google's Firebase mobile development platform.

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ForkLog 8 27.03.2023

Creator of ‘Satoshi’s Skull’ admits error over PoW

Canadian artist Benjamin Von Wong, who created Greenpeace's 'Satoshi’s Skull' talisman, said his work was 'never meant to be anti-Bitcoin'.

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ForkLog 9 24.03.2023

Greenpeace unveils mascot to fight Bitcoin mining

The international environmental organisation Greenpeace unveiled a new mascot that embodies the 'dangerous levels of pollution' caused by mining Bitcoin.

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ForkLog 10 02.02.2023

AI predicts faster pace of global warming

An artificial intelligence algorithm has predicted that crossing the critical threshold of global warming will occur faster than previously thought.

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ForkLog 12 09.12.2022

US lawmakers propose study of Bitcoin mining’s environmental impact

US lawmakers introduced a bill requiring the Environmental Protection Agency to conduct a comprehensive study of the mining industry's environmental impact.

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ForkLog 6 23.11.2022

New York imposes a two-year moratorium on mining

On November 22, New York Governor Kathy Hochul signed a bill imposing a moratorium on cryptocurrency mining powered by energy generated from carbon-based sources.

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ForkLog 7 20.10.2022

AI helped NASA uncover evidence of marine air pollution

Reducing sulfur content in ship fuels has lowered air pollution over the sea to a record low in the last century.

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ForkLog 6 19.10.2022

Bitcoin energy consumption rose 41% year over year.

Bitcoin's hash rate rose 73% year over year in Q3 2022, while energy consumption increased by only 41%, according to a Bitcoin Mining Council (BMC) report.

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ForkLog 6 30.09.2022

Scientists call Bitcoin ‘digital oil’ because of its climate impact

In terms of climate damage, Bitcoin acts more like 'digital oil' than 'digital gold', according to researchers at the University of New Mexico.

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ForkLog 6 27.09.2022

Study finds Bitcoin mining accounts for 0.1% of global CO2 emissions.

Since the inception of the Bitcoin network and up to 21 September 2022, Bitcoin miners produced 199.65 million tonnes of CO2e.

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ForkLog 8 23.09.2022

Valour secures Frankfurt Stock Exchange listing for carbon-neutral Bitcoin ETP

Valour, the subsidiary of DeFi Technologies, has secured listing on the Frankfurt Stock Exchange for a carbon-neutral Bitcoin-based exchange-traded product (ETP).

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