Cryptocurrencies could remake our financial systems, but question marks remain over their green credentials. Now a new analysis suggests their environmental impact has gotten even worse after a mass exodus of miners from China. The power consumption of cryptocurrencies is a contentious subject. For a start, accurately measuring the amount of energy used by a […]
Using Crypto Tech to Promote Sanctions ComplianceBy Paul Grewal, Chief Legal OfficerCoinbase is committed to building a safe and responsible financial system that promotes...
Centralized exchanges (CEX) and CEOs from corporations similar to Binance, Coinbase and Kraken have all acknowledged they might solely freeze the belongings of Russian shoppers particularly focused by Western sanctions — not that of on a regular basis Russian customers. Just a few days prior, Mykhailo Fedorov, Ukraine’s minister of digital transformation, had called for “all major […]
I read with interest JP Koning’s post “Programmable money isn’t new, we’ve had it for ages“. As an independent monetary economist, JP is well...