It was a great pleasure seeing everyone from HIVE Blockchain Technologies, which helped sponsor the conference. There’s incredible upside potential, and for those who worry that Bitcoin is too expensive at $40,000, just wait another five to 10 years. Ask yourself this: Do you think Bitcoin adoption and ownership is going to go up over […]
The European Union’s Emissions Trading Scheme , the oldest and largest carbon market, has become a model for trading carbon allowances. Since 2020, carbon prices have dipped to a low of €15 per metric ton in the wake of the height of the COVID-19 pandemic and global lockdowns, and they then reached a high of […]
The economic shutdown surrounding the onset of the COVID-19 pandemic in 2020 saw emissions falling globally but they have since bounced back to even higher levels than before. In 2021, coal drove 40% of the carbon emissions growth and emissions from coal are currently at 15.3 gigatons, the highest ever on record. This increased contribution […]
Extreme poverty continues to afflict many countries globally, with the division in wealth only growing greater. The findings highlight the vast carbon inequality occurring worldwide, with the bottom economic half of the global population’s consumption only driving 10% of carbon emissions globally. “Quantifying carbon footprints of people in poverty, which are largely below 1 tCO2, revealed […]
Carbon allowance markets are booming, with 2021 seeing a record year of trading within markets; the Intercontinental Exchange saw a 30% increase in carbon allowance trades worldwide last year, a total of 18.3 billion tons of carbon allowances, reports Reuters. Prices for California Carbon Allowances rose at a steady rate for most of 2021. KraneShares views […]
Nuclear power is getting a new look as more and more people begin to believe that pivoting to renewable energy will require leaning on nuclear power. In a new special uranium report from Sprott, Per Jander notes that though the new tech gets a lot of attention, the real substantial change in nuclear efficiency is […]
More polluting companies can compensate for their higher greenhouse gas emissions by purchasing credits representing reductions in greenhouse gases in the carbon markets. Toucan contended that these carbon emissions-linked digital tokens would create a clear platform for trading and provide real-time pricing data and a public record of trades to more clearly note who gets […]
The recent climate summit in November saw many countries committing to be more aggressive about their emission goals as well as the creation of a dual global carbon market. A comparison of the top 40 countries reducing their emissions fastest found that more than half of the countries were from within Europe, where carbon emission […]
The Article 6 rules that create the foundation for a global market for trading carbon credits come after six years of work and attempts to get a framework off the ground, reports Financial Times. The creation and passage of the global carbon market is anticipated to drive even greater demand for carbon credit producers as well […]
If the plant’s operation was extended further to 2045 and longer, it could provide $21 billion in savings and meet coastal protection requirements while also preventing 90,000 acres of land from being used to produce energy. The plant is facing licensing expirations from utility provider PG&E in 2024 and 2024 amidst concerns of nuclear waste, […]
Carbon dioxide fell in 2020 by 5.4%, but the Global Carbon Project has predicted a 4.9% rise by the end of this year, highlighting the need and urgency behind carbon emission reduction practices and policies. “What many of us were thinking in 2020 – including me – was more of a recovery spread out over […]
These new listings from international exchanges come about a year after several major Chinese crypto companies were approved for listing on Nasdaq, including crypto miner Ebang International Holdings Inc. According to its June 17th press release, HIVE was the first crypto mining company with a green energy and ESG strategy when it launched in 2017. …Read […]
Bitcoin is a decentralized currency, meaning it is not overseen by any traditional governing body. Every time an individual sends Bitcoin to another, the majority of computers in the network must verify the transaction. This key is an algorithm-generated, 64-digit hexadecimal number that is less than or equal to the target hash, upon which is […]
Morgan Emerging Markets Bond Global Diversified Index, an unmanaged, market-capitalization weighted, total-return index tracking the traded market for U.S.-dollar-denominated Brady bonds, Eurobonds, traded loans, and local market debt instruments issued by sovereign and quasi-sovereign entities. With the Biden administration more explicitly tying its foreign policy to “human rights” than did President Trump, and China’s newfound […]
Companies’ growing acceptance of bitcoin for payment could bring wider adoption, and the consequent increase in demand could dampen volatility. The major challenge is volatility, which ensures that it is neither a good store of value nor a unit of account. Regulatory uncertainties and crypto influencers’ changes of attitude can feed this volatility. Bitcoin is […]
That El Salvador, home of one of the world’s highest crime rates, became the first country to announce it may buy bitcoin, news of which broke during the event to a full standing ovation, just adds to the occasional sense of lawlessness surrounding the asset class. And yet while this seeming un-seriousness might have hindered the institutional adoption curve […]
MicroStrategy had initially planned to issue $400 million in junk bonds, but after initial demand had already matched that at launch on Monday, the company increased its offering to $500 million. The ETF with the second highest weighting in MicroStrategy is the Amplify Transformational Data Sharing ETF . …Read the full story
A few things are keeping Bitcoin on its toes, including an apparent break-up between Elon Musk and the cryptocurrency, along with the SEC’s decision to delay the decision on Bitcoin ETF applications again – this time for WisdomTree. Lydon goes further to say: “The ETF and mutual fund businesses are looking very closely at all […]
Micro Bitcoin futures “addresses two of the biggest issues when it comes to investing in cryptocurrency, namely the high cost and the desire to engage within a regulated environment,” said J.B. Already, initial volume in the contract has been substantially higher than for the existing CME Bitcoin futures contract. …Read the full story
Based on the current trajectory of these plans, emissions intensity of power used in gold production is likely to drop by 35% by 2030, found the report’s authors. Though the industry is well positioned to smoothly transition and hit the climate targets set by the Paris Agreement, there are several unknowns. Additionally, though several high […]