Lava it: El Salvador president mulls ‘rent-a-volcano’ program for Bitcoin mining
El Salvador’s President Nayib Bukele is mulling the idea of renting out the country’s 170 volcanoes to Bitcoin miners, leveraging geothermal energy for sustainable cryptocurrency production.
Tiny kingdom, massive Bitcoin play: Bhutan becomes crypto powerhouse after crossing US$1B in Bitcoin holdings
The tiny Himalayan kingdom of Bhutan has arrived in the crypto big leagues with over US$1 billion in Bitcoin holdings.
Philippines’ Numat lands US$525K investment to boost sustainable bamboo processing
Numat, a bamboo startup backed by Southeast Asian climate tech venture builder Wavemaker Impact, just landed a cool US$525,000 investment to pave the way for bamboo processing with the aim of bringing positive social and economic impact.
Generative AI could fuel a 1,000-fold surge in e-waste by 2030: study
As generative AI’s popularity skyrockets, so too could its impact on global electronic waste (e-waste).
Nuke kid on the block Brazil seeks global partners to revive uranium mining efforts
Brazil is ramping up its uranium exploration and production to tap into the growing demand for nuclear energy.
Tasmanian tiger to claw back from extinction as scientists claim major breakthrough
Researchers from the US and Australia are making strides toward “de-extincting” the Tasmanian tiger, or thylacine, claiming they have reconstructed 99.9% of its DNA.
A New Ewe: Montana Man sentenced for cloning giant sheep in trophy hunting operation
An 81-year-old Montana man was sentenced to six months in federal prison for illegally cloning a giant Marco Polo sheep and breeding hybrid species for trophy hunting operations in Texas and Minnesota.
Britain ends 142 years of coal power as last power plant decommissioned
Britain’s last coal-fired power plant, Ratcliffe-on-Soar, officially shut down on Monday, marking the end of a 142-year history of coal power in the UK.
