Climate and Energy Implications of Crypto-Assets in the United States

In 2022, President Biden signed Executive Order 14067, “Ensuring Responsible Development of Digital Assets,” to support responsible digital asset development. The President directed the White House Office of Science and Technology Policy (OSTP) to examine the connections between distributed ledger technologies (DLT) and energy transitions.

This report provides an assessment of the potential for these technologies to impede or advance efforts to tackle climate change at home and abroad.