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University of Cambridge to launch decentralized carbon credit marketplace on the Tezos blockchain

DIGIT — Wed, 10 Nov 2021 14:00:00 +0000

The university hopes the move will raise funding for large-scale conservation and restoration initiatives.

Bitcoin Mining Report Claims Miner Energy Consumption Mix 56% Sustainable in Q2

DIGIT — Sun, 04 Jul 2021 20:30:20 +0000

During the last three months, there’s been a significant focus on the effects bitcoin mining has on the global environment. While many have claimed bitcoin mining is bad for the environment and many others have stressed that it affects the environment in a positive way, either way, most are relying on unreliable and old data […]

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Figuring Out How Much Bitcoin Hashrate Resides in Mainland China Still a Mystery

DIGIT — Sat, 19 Jun 2021 21:30:59 +0000

Over the last few weeks, there have been many reports about crackdowns in China tied to bitcoin mining operations in various provinces. 30-day statistics show the hashrate has been fluctuating wildly, and across the last week it has slid downward roughly 26%. Reports Show Bitcoin Mining Crackdowns in Five Chinese Provinces Despite the slide, the […]

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Bitcoin energy debate resurfaces with calls for ‘green hackers’ to attack network

DIGIT — Wed, 10 Feb 2021 03:12:37 +0000

“If you’re not a green hacker, and you’re not doing it for the planet, you can also do it for the money: by speculating downward on the price of Bitcoin before launching attacks.”

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Cambridge and Oxford teams compete in algorithmic crypto trading contest

DIGIT — Thu, 26 Nov 2020 05:16:54 +0000

Teams representing the maths and science departments of the universities of Cambridge and Oxford are competing to design cryptocurrency trading algorithms.

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Control of Highly Demanded Crypto Classes May Spark Turf War at Universities

DIGIT — Wed, 20 Jun 2018 19:34:35 +0000

Can only a law professor teach about smart contracts? Universities have faced several challenges with adding crypto classes to their curriculum such as a scarcity of knowledgeable lecturers and an ecosystem that develops much faster than they can reprint books. Now they also have to worry about different departments bickering over control of the multifaceted […]

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