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Can saving trees really turn bitcoin green?

TechCrunch

Bitcoin’s thirst for power has grown many times over, recently topping the electricity usage of several countries , including Denmark and Chile, per Cambridge University estimates. The exchange plans to do so by buying tokenized “credits from conservation projects in the Amazon Forest in Brazil.”.

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Berlin’s Gorillas lays off 300, explores ‘strategic options’ in 4 countries as funds dry up for its $3B instant grocery play

TechCrunch

While some companies have fallen by the wayside, others have been gobbled up, and a smaller group has continued to raise money (for example Zapp closed $200 million in January; Flink just last week announced more funding amid its purchase of Cajoo in France; Gopuff apparently is in the process of closing a big $1 billion round ).

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Usha Vance Posted a Video and People Spotted Something Absolutely Wild on a Shelf in the Background

Futurism

In an Instagram video discussing an upcoming trip to Greenland, second lady Usha Vance was spotted sitting in front of a shelf that featured a decidedly non-conservative book about climate change. More on the VP: The White House Said No Classified Material Was Shared in the Group Chat.

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Twitter isn?t a government, but it?s the best one we?ve got

The Verge

The group includes several political aristocrats, including the former prime minister of Denmark. Here’s what Zuckerberg said about the group: The board will be an advocate for our community — supporting people’s right to free expression, and making sure we fulfill our responsibility to keep people safe. The mods are wising up.

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America, the brand, is becoming toxic

Fast Company Tech

-made products have broken out in Canada where some cafes have taken to calling Americanos “Canadianos “along with France and Sweden , where a Facebook group geared around boycotting the U.S. has swelled to nearly 80,000 members. Opposing the U.S. is now likely to bolster domestic support.

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