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Over the long term, improved understanding of geological carbon sinks could influence climate policy and energy transition timelines, indirectly affecting the regulatory and energy-cost environment for crypto mining. However, this single study is too niche to move markets now.

A study published in Nature on 17 June 2026 reports that permafrost thaw on the Qinghai–Tibet Plateau increases rock-weathering rates while reducing river CO2 emissions, suggesting geological carbon fluxes may eventually outpace thaw-driven emissions.