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Do you know whether that eco toothbrush you bought is really eco? Modern supply chains have become so complex, it’s difficult to know if the products we purchase are sourced responsibly. What if the blockchain – the technology behind non-eco-friendly cryptocurrencies – could help? Earthrise Studio’s Jack Harries has more.
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Blockchain is a scam
no
Blockchain still in search of a problem
But to make a product appear on the blockchain with the full transparency of the process of production, the manufacturer must be willing to "upload" and make available the data on the blockchain, right?
Is this an AI generated video script? It doesn’t address how to actually use the blockchain to fight climate change. Just implies that we can use blockchain instead of Google docs.
What's with Bloomberg Originals? Are they paid by bitcoin to come up with all those puff pieces?
no
Total nonsense
Massive BS
This is trash. Unsubscribing 🙄
No. Now shut up.
Blockchain… How about energy expenditure to create it?
I don't really care if the products I use are sourced unsustainably.
Actually, this is a great piece and all very true. Distributed Ledger Technology and blockchain used in this way has nothing to do with the crypto nonsense you hear in the media. It’s being used today by big companies and trickling down to smaller ones. Private Blockchains are not energy intensive either. So no, it’s not BS.
You made no distinction between distributed ledgers (technology that JP Morgan has been actively using for settlements since 2015) and “cryptocurrencies”, which largely give the space a poor reputation. You also made no attempt to cover climate projects built on DLT. This was ultimately not informative.
when there is fraud in transit : say somebody falsifies a container log, it's always at the data entry stage not modifying existing entries where fraud happens. Bloomberg falls in the same trap of saying the data on blockchain will be secured, but it's the data you put in the blockchain that is the problem.
the transparency part makes sense.
Bitcoin helps the Climate and Bitcoin Mining helps green energy. Using a blockchain for other things than bitcoin is useless. The blockchain is inefficient and does not make sense to use if it isnt decentralized. Since you cant reproduce the orgigin story of bitcoin your blockchain will always be centralized and could thus be censored. so youre left with a censored and inefficient blockchain. Crypto is a scam, blockchain is a buzzword. Only Bitcoin makes senese
New title: Can Blockchain waste its money? 💰🚫
Blockchain, a solution in desperate need of a problem.🙄
In a word: "No."
Put fake information in the blockchain…. done.
Blockchain will also decentralize the profits hence the use case is only for nonprofit
Let's see, we have solar, wind and nuclear power right here today. Why not, instead of hoping for the next big thing, we just use what we already have?
True KLIMA DAO works bringing the voluntary carbon market into the blockchain and the Regen network uses the blockchain to sustain environmental projects off chain
Climate-friendly crypto solutions are already available
I really don't have any ideas who are those chains and layers are tackling the physical ecosystem, but one thing I am really sure of, the CLEO tech is finding solutions to resolve plaques from this carbon footprint also this project aims to have market affordable computing solution in which to help brands engage with their target market while reducing the cost of marketing.