How Sustainable Blockchains Are Offsetting Their Carbon Footprint

How Sustainable Blockchains Are Offsetting Their Carbon Footprint

As Bitcoin started gaining popularity during the last bull run, many of the critics were quick to point out the issue of energy consumption during the Proof of Work Mining process. 

In this episode, Ian Andrews is joined by Jane Khodarkovsky (General Counsel, Celo Foundation), who will be educating us on what a carbon-negative and mobile-first blockchain ecosystem looks like and explain why this could be solution to  the growing dilemma of the underbanked and unbanked in the USA and around the world. 

Jane touches on her time at the Department of Justice and how the transparency of the blockchain is an attractive feature for identifying illicit activity and also tokenization of real world assets.

Minute-by-minute episode breakdown

• (2:15) – What is Celo, the mobile first and carbon-negative blockchain?
• (8:15) – Where does real world asset tokenization fit into sustainable blockchain projects  
• (12:35) – The challenge with sending fiat money to war torn nations or those affected by natural disasters
• (16:31) – Jane’s crypto origin story of tracing digital assets while working for the Department of Justice 
• (19:40) – What does the future hold for blockchain and cryptocurrency amidst recent failures 
• (23:25) –The importance of diversity in blockchain with organizations like the Association For Women In Crypto 

Related resources

Check out more resources provided by Chainalysis that perfectly complement this episode of the Public Key.

• Website: Celo: Building a regenerative digital economy that creates conditions of prosperity for all
• Chainalysis Blog: Monero: All About the Top Privacy Coin
• Chainalysis Blog: Bitcoin in War: OP_RETURN Callouts of Russian Military Bitcoin Addresses Point to Blockchains’ Growing Role in Geopolitical Conflict
• Chainalysis Blog: The $80 Million Qubit Hack: How North Korea-linked Cybercriminals Attacked the Cross-chain Bridge
• Medium: A mission-driven foundation responsible for education, community engagement, and ecosystem support of the Celo platform
• CoinDesk Article: Celo Joins Chainlink Program Giving Developers Access to Data Feeds
• YouTube: Chainalysis YouTube page - Links NYC 2023 videos updated
• Twitter: Chainalysis Twitter: Building trust in blockchain

Speakers on today’s episode

• Ian Andrews * Host * (Chief Marketing Officer, Chainalysis) 
• Jane Khodarkovsky (General Counsel, Celo Foundation)

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