Deep-sea mining firm Green Minerals plans to raise $1.2 billion to help fund its new Bitcoin treasury, with the first purchase slated to happen in the coming days.

Bottom-dwellers such as sea cucumbers, marine worms, starfish and crustaceans could see “significant declines in abundance immediately following mining”, research found.

Deep-sea mining could impact marine life stretching from the tiniest bottom dwellers to apex predators like swordfish and sharks, a major piece of industry-funded research found Thursday.

Earlier this week the country pledged to work with the United States, India and Australia to ensure a stable supply of critical minerals.

A sea creature was spotted with a “deep gash” off the coast of Alaska, and now rangers are looking for answers. On June 27, Janet Neilson, a biologist with the Glacier Bay National Park and ...