Autore
Kononova, Anton Dek, Kateryna

Titolo
Bitcoin mining electricity consumption and carbon footprint
Periodico
Rivista di studi sulla sostenibilità
Anno: 2019 - Fascicolo: 2 - Pagina iniziale: 73 - Pagina finale: 88

Crypto economy, first mentioned in 1996, started shaping at the beginning of 2009, after Bitcoin network launch. Being a new phenomenon, Crypto economy causes both great enthusiasm and serious concerns related to its impact on the environment. The amount of electricity consumed by Crypto economy is comparable to the annual consumption by such countries as Chile and Venezuela. The influence of Crypto economy on the planet’s ecosystem is growing at a significant pace. Even though there are thousands of cryptocurrencies, bitcoin mining contribution to the overall consumption of electricity by the cryptocurrency industry is crucial. To understand the alternative cost of maintaining a cryptocurrency industry infrastructure and its impact on the Earth’s ecosystem, different electricity consumption models considered and corresponding carbon footprint model introduced. The carbon footprint model based on a third-party estimate of global electricity consumption by the industry and geographical distribution of mining facilities educated guess coming from the internet traffic distribution of mining pools login pages.



SICI: 2239-1959(2019)2<73:BMECAC>2.0.ZU;2-C
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