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ESG or crypto: Which is the unstoppable force?

Fintech Beat, Ep. 97

Critics around the world have criticized Bitcoin's electricity usage, with crypto advocate Elon Musk calling on environmental reforms before his company Telsa agrees to accept the cryptocurrency for transactions.
Critics around the world have criticized Bitcoin's electricity usage, with crypto advocate Elon Musk calling on environmental reforms before his company Telsa agrees to accept the cryptocurrency for transactions. (Mark Case/Getty Images)
By Chris Brummer and Evan Campbell
Posted June 15, 2021 at 4:00am

The World Economic Forum’s Sheila Warren and Global Digital Finance’s Jeff Bandman discuss whether ESG — and by extension, climate, governance and diversity considerations — will impact the future of crypto.

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