Ubisoft's Blockchain Experiments Are Bad for the Planet

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For the last four years, Ubisoft has been experimenting with blockchain projects, hoping to find a new revenue stream for the $1.5 billion games company. But does it have a stance on how this stuff directly affects the climate crisis?

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