International > ANALYSIS: Blockchain carbon industry looks beyond controversy as ‘the Merge’ wipes out emissions

ANALYSIS: Blockchain carbon industry looks beyond controversy as ‘the Merge’ wipes out emissions

Published 12:02 on September 15, 2022  /  Last updated at 12:02 on September 15, 2022  / /  International, Voluntary

Participants in the fledgling on-chain carbon market are looking to move past public perceptions of the industry’s unfeasibly high carbon footprint after the world’s second-biggest blockchain on Thursday made operational changes that will shed 99.5% of its energy consumption.
Participants in the fledgling on-chain carbon market are looking to move past public perceptions of the industry’s unfeasibly high carbon footprint after the world’s second-biggest blockchain on Thursday made operational changes that will shed 99.5% of its energy consumption.


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