ESG

Market Wrap: Bitcoin Drops Ahead of Looming ‘Death Cross’

Bitcoin’s ‘death cross’ could increase selling pressure into the weekend.

Markets  ·  18 June 2021

How the Bitcoin Industry Is Responding to Wall Street’s ESG Concerns

“They are doing it out of the sense of survival,” said John Reed Stark, former chief of the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission’s Office of Internet Enforcement.

Policy & regulation  ·  18 June 2021
Bitcoin

Mining Council: We Must Counter ‘Misinformation’ About Bitcoin’s Environmental Damage

MicroStrategy CEO Michael Saylor said the problem isn't bitcoiners but those negative headlines about mining.

Markets  ·  17 June 2021
Bitcoin

Bitcoin ESG Concerns Might Slow Institutional Adoption, for Now

Two of the hottest trends in institutional investing – bitcoin adoption and environmental, social and governance factors – are suddenly colliding.

Markets  ·  26 May 2021
FTX

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."

Markets  ·  25 May 2021
ConsenSys

Ripple, CoinShares, ConsenSys Join Crypto Climate Accord

CoinShares’ chief strategy officer says, “It’s vital we correct misinformation that has persisted about Bitcoin’s energy use and sources.”

News  ·  8 April 2021
Bitcoin Mining

The Myths and Realities of ‘Green Bitcoin’

Some say institutions are waiting for “green bitcoin” before buying in. Here’s why they may be waiting a long time.

Business  ·  1 April 2021
Bitcoin Mining

‘Shark Tank’ Star: Wall Street Investors Need to Know How Their BTC Is Mined

Bitcoin mined with dirty energy sources like coal could be frowned upon like "blood diamonds," VC investor and reality TV star Kevin O'Leary claims.

Markets  ·  15 March 2021
Opinion

Why Impact Investing and Crypto Are Mutually Beneficial

Two of the fastest growing alternative investment classes – ESG and crypto – are mutually beneficial, says the CEO of Fasset.

People  ·  2 January 2021
Supply Chain

Why Tech-Minded Climate Groups See COVID-19 as a Trial Run for Massive Change

Reaching the Paris Agreement's lofty climate goals will require the decentralization of decision-making at all levels, say INATBA and others.

Business  ·  16 April 2020
ConsenSys

Microsoft, Celo Back Virtual Earth Day Event From Blockchain for Social Impact Coalition

Microsoft is throwing its weight behind the Blockchain for Social Impact Coalition (BSIC) incubator, a six-week hackathon focused on green energy.

Business  ·  7 April 2020
ESG

Plastics Recycling Looks Promising to Enterprise Blockchain Startups

New recycling technologies and mandates have blockchains playing a role: measuring action and demonstrating it to the public.

Business  ·  27 March 2020
Blockchain

Everledger Looks Beyond Blood Diamonds With ESG Supply Chain Collaboration

Everledger, known for tracking diamonds on the blockchain, says the supply chain for batteries is where it will focus next.

Business  ·  25 March 2020
Climate Change

Yale Researchers Turn to Hyperledger to Track Carbon Emissions

A team from Yale's OpenLab has been exploring how blockchain, IoT and other data-science tools can be used to measure and track carbon emissions.

Policy & regulation  ·  24 March 2020