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LSE analysis highlights litigation linked to energy sources, water consumption and air pollution The proliferation of datacentres and AI is increasingly at the forefront of environmental litigation around the world from Chile to Ireland, a report has found. In an analysis of about 3,600 climate-related lawsuits filed since 2015, the latest annual review of climate litigation by the London School of Economics (LSE) found a growing number of cases challenging the energy sources, water consumption and air pollution of datacentres, all of which have related climate implications. Continue reading...
Read full articleThe rapid expansion of off-grid gas plants for data centers risks exacerbating air pollution and environmental justice issues nationwide. The post Dozens of off-grid gas plants built for data centers raise air quality concerns appeared first on Crypto Briefing.
Ireland has launched a financial crime strategy that includes legal updates aimed at freezing and confiscating crypto assets tied to illicit activity.
A burgeoning genre of fictional AI doomsday scenarios says lagging behind on the technology could threaten the continent’s sovereignty It’s 2031 and the US and China are about to tear Europe into pieces. The US ploughed vast sums into datacentres and the EU did not. China built robots and Europe did not. American companies “restructured” their workflows around AI and fired people, while EU workers went on long lunch breaks and handed over administrative tasks to the AI model Claude. Continue reading...
Ireland has launched a National Risk Assessment and a 30-point action plan to combat money laundering, terrorist financing, and sophisticated financial crime. Targeting Digital Assets and Crypto Loopholes Ireland announced a sweeping crackdown on financial crime on June 18, unveiling a national strategy that places a major emphasis on targeting the misuse of cryptocurrency and […]
Ireland has placed crypto assets in its highest financial crime risk category. It marks a significant shift in how the country views the rapidly growing sector. Irish authorities identified cryptocurrencies as a very serious danger for both money laundering and terrorist financing in their first specialised digital asset risk assessment
Ireland has identified crypto assets as a “very significant” money laundering and terrorism financing risk and has committed to introducing industry standards governing crypto-related sources of funds by the second half of 2027. According to Ireland’s Department of Finance, the…
For the first time in seven years, the Irish government released an assessment related to digital assets, noting risks from money laundering, terrorism financing, sanctions violations and bribery.
Ireland's enhanced crypto regulations may increase compliance costs, impacting smaller firms' viability and potentially slowing user onboarding. The post Ireland tightens crypto safeguards in new financial crime plan appeared first on Crypto Briefing.
