ChainCatcher News, senior member of the House Oversight and Investigations Subcommittee, Texas Congressman Al Green criticized President Trump for promoting a "deregulatory cryptocurrency-friendly agenda" while launching the Meme coin.During the hearing of the House Financial Services Committee's Oversight and Investigations Subcommittee on February 6, Green immediately questioned the claims of the Republican leadership, which stated that the previous administration "put cryptocurrencies in the crosshairs of U.S. regulators." Green stated that some lawmakers and cryptocurrency executives used the colloquial term "Operation Choke Point 2.0," claiming that the Biden administration had orchestrated an attempt to eliminate the industry's banking access, which he called a "false plan that was never initiated."Green pointed out, "Regulators asking banks to consider the risks associated with the cryptocurrency industry is not the same as de-banking." He also suggested that lawmakers should turn their attention to the Meme coin launched by Trump before taking office on January 17. Both Subcommittee Chairman Dan Meuser and Financial Services Committee Chairman French Hill did not comment on TRUMP coin in their opening statements.

ChainCatcher news, ABN AMRO has announced that it has registered digital green bonds on a public blockchain.Through this bond, Vesteda has raised 5 million euros from DekaBank, and according to the Vesteda green finance framework, the proceeds from this transaction will be used for the (re)financing of green assets.In this issuance, ABN AMRO utilized the digital wallet services of Tokeny and Fireblocks. Allen & Overy and Clifford Chance provided legal services for it.

ChainCatcher news, the European Investment Bank (EIB) has issued a blockchain-based "digital native green bond," which is denominated in Swedish Krona and supported by environmentally incentivized node infrastructure. The bond, valued at 1 billion Krona (approximately 93 million USD), will provide institutional investors with a fixed interest rate of 3.638% over two years.The bond will operate on the recently launched sustainable blockchain digital bond platform So|bond, which allows for the issuance, trading, and settlement of digital bonds using environmental incentives for its node operators. (source link)

Chain Catcher news, according to The Block, a study by the Cambridge Centre for Alternative Finance (CCAF) found that Bitcoin mining accounts for 0.1% of global greenhouse gas emissions, which is equivalent to 48.35 million tons of carbon dioxide per year.Additionally, the study estimates that 37.6% of the energy used by the industry comes from sustainable sources. (The Block)