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NFT Environmental Debate is pointless

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Ethical Blockchain: Are Crypto, NFTs And DeFi Bad For The Environment? Here’s Why They’re Not

The US government raised concerns over the environmental impacts of crypto technology in a recent hearing, and how ethical blockchain plays a role in the equation. The main issue mentioned by the Energy and Commerce house committee was the increasing...

Are we misguided about Bitcoin mining's environmental impacts? Slush Pool's CMO Kristian Csepcsar explains

Bitcoin miners are helping oil companies cut flaring by using generators running on natural gas that would otherwise be burned. It's a controversial topic in the block...

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Uber CEO Says Firm Will ‘Lean Into Crypto’ When It Becomes ‘Environmentally Friendly,’ Less Expensive to Transact

Speaking in an interview on Friday, Uber CEO Dara Khosrowshahi explained that the company will accept cryptocurrencies “at some point.” Khosrowshahi noted that there were two downsides to leveraging the cryptocurrencies like bit...

Environmental Debate: New York Crypto Mining Plant Permit Delayed

The New York State Department of Environmental Conservation (NYSDEC) has delayed its decision whether it will allow crypto mining firm Greenidge Generation to continue to use its power plant in the town of Dresden for bitcoin mining, according to a...

Crypto companies publishing "research reports" showing crypto is not at all bad for the environment feels like cigarette companies making doctors say that smoking is totally not bad for you in the 1930s

Today (maybe a few days ago? I saw it posted today), a company called "CoinShares" published a report that tries really hard to push the narrative that BTC is totally not bad for the environment and that all of that is FUD. Who is CoinShare...

Crypto mining won’t survive another round of environmental legislation

Interesting read I found on Crypto Compare (IOTA forum): https://cointelegraph.com/news/crypto-mining-won-t-survive-another-round-of-environmental-legislation?s=09 While reading, I was hoping the author would mention IOTA as an alternative, then I sa...

Trying to get into ethereum development. Why is environment setup so difficult?

Edit: If anyone can introduce me to a good tutorial on development please let me know, thank you. Hi. I'm trying to get into blockchain and ethereum smart contract development. I have some experience with java spring, node js, and python flask ap...

Congress announces hearing on crypto's energy use and environmental impact — can we talk about the environmental impact of fiat money too?

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Wikimedia Foundation Debates Acceptance of Cryptocurrency Donations Over Environmental Concerns

Following Mozilla’s decision to pause crypto donations due to environmental concerns, a number of Wikimedia Foundation community members have submitted a proposal that asks the foundation to stop accepting digital currency donations. The propo...

Wikipedia Faces Pressure to Stop Accepting Crypto Donations on Environmental Grounds

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Wiki contributors want to drop crypto donations over environmental concerns

The Wikimedia Foundation is facing pressure from users over its acceptance of cryptocurrency donations. Back in 2019, the Wikimedia Foundation started accepting crypto...

AN OPEN LETTER ON BITCOIN TO TESLA AND ELON MUSK- The Bitcoin Magazine Policy Team invites Tesla and Elon Musk to reconsider their stance on the environmental impact of bitcoin.

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Is Bitcoin better for the environment because of deflation?

Here is my shower thought: Inflationary currencies, like the dollar, incentivize people to spend and consume products. Those products and the supply chain to provide the products, use fossil fuels. Deflationary currencies like Bitcoin, incentivize pe...

Mozilla ‘Pauses the Ability to Donate Crypto’ After Complaints and ‘Environmental Impact’ Considerations

On December 31, the software community founded in 1998, Mozilla, announced it was accepting crypto-asset donations via Bitpay. However, shortly after the announcement, a number of people complained about the decision the company made. A week later, M...

Congress is preparing an oversight hearing on Bitcoin mining environmental impact

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Environmentalists take note: Bitcoin consumes/emits less than half of what the gold mining industry does, and less than one-fifth of what bank branches and ATMs do

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Salvadoran Ecologist Claims Nayib Bukele’s Volcano-Powered Bitcoin Mine Will ‘End in Environmental Disaster’

El Salvador’s leading ecologist Ricardo Navarro believes that mining bitcoin with a volcano, or geothermal energy, will “end in environmental disaster.” Navarro believes geothermal energy costs more than oil, and thinks E...

Elizabeth Warren Queries Bitcoin Mining Operation, US Senator Says Crypto Miners Raise Environmental Concerns

Senator Elizabeth Warren has written a letter to the CEO of the New York bitcoin mining firm Greenidge Generation, Jeff Kirt, asking for details on the company’s emissions. Warren’s letter insists “Greenidge and other [bitcoi...

Environmentalist still think crypto is evil

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The whole "Cryptocurrency mining is bad for the environment" is just one of many giant gaslighting techniques by the government to blame the average Joe for being detrimental to the environment rather than mega corporations and their factories.

You always hear about how corporations and the media condescendingly lecture about how we're supposed to change our lifestyles in order to be greener all while they continue to spew toxic waste materials from their factories and manufacturing pla...

Fiat is an environmental disaster. Bitcoin fixes this

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Ban Bitcoin mining to save the environment, say Swedish authorities - It seems the merge couldn’t come soon enough.

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