In brief
Every Square Crypto employee will convert 200 miles worth of pedaling on an exercise bike into renewable electricity each day. https://t.co/JjCIwnD0g0
— Square Crypto (@sqcrypto) December 8, 2020
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Payments company Square has launched a Bitcoin Clean Energy Investment Initiative. The company is committing $10 million to support other companies that drive renewables within the Bitcoin ecosystem.
"We believe that cryptocurrency will eventually be powered completely by clean power, eliminating its carbon footprint and driving adoption of renewables globally," said Square co-founder and CEO Jack Dorsey.
Dorsey added that, "Published estimates indicate Bitcoin already consumes a significant amount of clean energy, and we hope that Square's investment initiative will accelerate this conversion to renewable energy."
On the news, Square Crypto jokingly tweeted, "Every Square Crypto employee will convert 200 miles worth of pedaling on an exercise bike into renewable electricity each day."
Every Square Crypto employee will convert 200 miles worth of pedaling on an exercise bike into renewable electricity each day. https://t.co/JjCIwnD0g0
— Square Crypto (@sqcrypto) December 8, 2020
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