Crypto Climate Accord: UN-backed plan targets net zero digital currencies by 2040

Michael Holder
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Inspired by the Paris Agreement, the Accord aims to secure commitments right across crypto and fintech sector ahead of COP26

A major UN-backed initiative aimed at tackling the growing climate impact of the burgeoning crypto currency industry has been launched today, in bid to encourage all of the world's energy-intensive fintech...

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