Mens flere og flere lande vil forbyde crypto-valutaerne, fordi de udgør en finansiel risiko, peger Saxo Bank på, at der også er en miljø- og energirisiko. Fremstillingen af crypto-valutaer – den såkaldte minedrift af dem – bruger utrolig meget energi. Det har rejst bekymring i EU, og senest har en amerikansk komité om energi og handel holdt en høring om, hvordan man kan “rydde op” i crypto-valutaerne.
Energy consumption from cryptocurrency mining
The concerns on energy consumption from cryptocurrency mining are continuously increasing as they pose a risk to the existing climate change goals.
The European Securities and Markets Authority (ESMA) har raised concerns over the increasing energy consumption, especially in Bitcoin, which is using the energy-heavy proof-of-work mining to run the network.
Yesterday the US the Subcommittee on Oversight and Investigations of the Committee on Energy and Commerce was hosting a hearing on “Cleaning Up Cryptocurrency: The Energy Impacts of Blockchains.”
