Ghana Leverages Blockchain for Carbon Credit Trade

Ghana and Singapore partner to use blockchain technology to facilitate the trading of carbon credits. Cementing Ghana’s Position as Africa’s Carbon Market Leader Ghana’s Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has entered into an agreement to add the country’s Ghana Carbon Registry (GCR) to a blockchain-based Internationally Transferred Mitigation Outcomes (ITMO) network. This follows an initial agreement … Read more

MARA Launches Pilot to Harness Shale Gas for Bitcoin Mining Operations

MARA, one of the largest bitcoin miners in the public market, has kicked off an exciting new pilot program aimed at powering its operations with excess natural gas from U.S. shale, as noted in a report from Reuters. This initiative emerges amidst an ongoing battle for electricity between artificial intelligence (AI) data centers and bitcoin … Read more

Blockchain Climate Tech Startup Coral Raises $3 Million

Coral, a climate tech startup leveraging blockchain and AI, has secured $3 million in pre-seed funding to expand its operations and enhance its carbon emissions management platform. The funding will enable Coral to open a new office in Abu Dhabi, hire more experts, and improve its AI-powered platform. ‘Full Lifecycle’ Traceability of Carbon Credits Coral, … Read more

Australian Bank Halts Development of ETH-Based Stablecoin

The National Australia Bank recently abandoned its stablecoin initiative, and the development team behind the project is now involved with the Ubiquity stablecoin. The Australian bank’s decision to shelve the stablecoin project shows that startups are better positioned to innovate or adapt than established banks. NAB Team Joins Ubiquity The National Australia Bank (NAB) recently … Read more