Does Carbon Offsetting Really Address the NFT Ecological Dilemma?

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Good morning. ☀️ Today, Jacob Lawrence’s Migration series and Valentina Di Liscia continues her investigation of NFTs with two stories: one that probes the environmental image and another that looks at the NFT market crash (yes, already).— Hrag Vartanian, editor-in-chief

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Critics liken carbon offsetting to greenwashing as popular NFT marketplaces announce their strategies for mitigating the negative impact of blockchain technology on the environment. After an astronomic market boom, NFT prices are plummeting.

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