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Compass Mining: Bringing Bitcoin Mining to the Masses

In this segment of “Crypto Gadgets & Gear,” live from Consensus 2022 in Austin, host Jenn Sanasie sits down with Jameson Nunney of Compass Mining who brought mining equipment...

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Jun 11, 2022 at 5:57 p.m. UTC

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China Releases First Carbon Offset on Ant Group Blockchain: Report

Tianjin, known for its heavy industry and oil refineries, issued China's first blockchain-based carbon offset, as the country builds up its national carbon trading platform.

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Jul 19, 2021 at 4:50 a.m. UTC

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Bitcoin Mining Council Says Sustainable Power Mix on the Rise

The council's survey focused on the crypto mining industry's electricity consumption and sustainable power mix.

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Jul 2, 2021 at 6:26 a.m. UTC

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Musk’s Tweets Swayed Some Investors on Bitcoin Environmental Concerns, Survey Shows

A survey shows some 49% of respondents said that “bitcoin being environmentally unfriendly" is an issue for them as an investor.

By Lyllah Ledesma

Jun 29, 2021 at 6:12 p.m. UTC

Jun 29, 2021

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Square to Invest $5M to Build Solar-Powered Bitcoin Mining Facility With Blockstream

The announcement comes as the environmental impact of mining for the world's largest cryptocurrency has come under intense scrutiny.

By Kevin Reynolds

Jun 6, 2021 at 1:13 a.m. UTC

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Bitcoin’s Bull Market ‘May Have Come to an End,’ Says MRB Partners

Some analysts expect limited upside in bitcoin despite the possibility of a brief bounce.

By Damanick Dantes

Jun 3, 2021 at 5:10 p.m. UTC

Jun 3, 2021

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Sam Bankman-Fried Says Bitcoin Mining Council Opens an ‘Interesting Can of Worms’

Hopefully it will clean up the "stupid dialogue going on about ESG," he said. "Not in the sense that ESG was stupid, but that the dialogue was."

By Bradley Keoun

May 25, 2021 at 6:28 p.m. UTC

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OneOf Raises $63M in Seed Funding to Build Music NFT Platform on Tezos

The firm says that by building on Tezos it can provide a more environmentally sustainable marketplace.

By Tanzeel Akhtar

May 25, 2021 at 12:00 p.m. UTC

May 25, 2021

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Goldman’s Crypto Chief Worries About Fraud, but Not Cryptocurrency’s Future

The investment banking giant’s Mathew McDermott said the company would continue to expand its offerings in the cryptocurrency space to meet surging demand.

By James Rubin

May 22, 2021 at 10:14 p.m. UTC

May 22, 2021

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