Enjin joins Crypto Climate Accord, goes carbon negative
The cryptocurrency industry uses approximately 150 TWh of electricity annually, which is more than Poland, Norway, Egypt or Sweden, the company said. Enjin, a blockchain gaming and nonfungible token platform, has stepped up to decarbonize its footprint by joining the Crypto Climate Accord, a move that adds further credibility to the industry’s growing environmental mandate. The Crypto Climate Accord is backed by 20 firms from the blockchain, fin-tech and greentech industries. Inspired by the 195-signatory Paris Climate Agreement, the Accord was established in April to address the "large....
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