The Crypto Climate Accord Walks a Fine Line Between Self-Interest and the Greater Good
As the spotlight turns once again towards the environmental impact of blockchain technologies, support for the Crypto Climate Accord has come from curious corners of...
Senator Warren Calls Out Bitcoin’s Energy Consumption — Bitcoiners Bite Back
U.S. Senator Elizabeth Warren criticized Bitcoin and cryptocurrencies yesterday in a Banking Senate Subcommittee hearing. In the hearing, Warren criticized the energy consumption that Bitcoin...
Vitalik Buterin Says People Difficulties Not Technical Difficulties Slowed the Ethereum 2.0 Rollout
The cofounder of Ethereum, Vitalik Buterin, recently discussed the highly anticipated full transition from a proof-of-work (PoW) consensus model to proof-of-stake (PoS) as its replacement....
Greenpeace Has Stopped Accepting Bitcoin Donations Due to Network’s Environmental Impact
Greenpeace, the ecological NGO, has stopped accepting bitcoin donations due to the big impact the cryptocurrency network has on the environment. The organization, which was...
Low Energy Proof-of-Work: Bitcoin Improvement Proposal Wants to Change Network’s Algorithm
The most topical conversation in the world of cryptocurrencies right now is the effects of bitcoin mining on the global environment after Elon Musk heated...