Bercy summons cryptocurrency players

In its reflection on energy sobriety and the ecological transition, the government has not forgotten the sector of cryptocurrencies. According to our information, the government has called on French players in the sector. They are summoned “to identify the measures and solutions that make it possible to respond to the climate challenge”. In short, to reduce their carbon footprint while the high consumption of electricity to create cryptocurrencies is often criticized.

This subject mixing cryptocurrencies and environmentt will be the subject of a special meeting in Bercy on September 6th. A meeting already planned since November 2021, “with the aim of preparing a report on the development of cryptocurrencies, on its challenges and on its current and future environmental impacts”we specify to the State Secretariat in charge of the Digital transition. The agenda has simply been widened to stick to the hot issue of the moment.

“political stance”

The services of Bercy will notably meet the Adan, the organization which federates…