{"id":14050,"date":"2022-09-06T16:33:40","date_gmt":"2022-09-06T14:33:40","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/lameche.net\/non-classifiee\/what-is-the-true-environmental-impact-of-crypto-currency\/"},"modified":"2024-03-28T15:51:25","modified_gmt":"2024-03-28T14:51:25","slug":"what-is-the-true-environmental-impact-of-crypto-currency","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/lameche.net\/en\/news-from-the-front\/what-is-the-true-environmental-impact-of-crypto-currency\/","title":{"rendered":"What is the true environmental impact of crypto-currency?"},"content":{"rendered":"<div  class=\"tatsu-SJS-YRNli tatsu-section  tatsu-fullscreen tatsu-bg-overlay   tatsu-clearfix\" data-title=\"\"  data-headerscheme=\"background--dark\"><div class=\"tatsu-fullscreen-wrap\"><div class='tatsu-section-pad clearfix' data-padding='{\"d\":\"90px 0% 90px 0%\"}' data-padding-top='90px'><div class=\"tatsu-row-wrap  tatsu-wrap tatsu-row-one-col tatsu-row-has-one-cols tatsu-medium-gutter tatsu-reg-cols  tatsu-clearfix tatsu-rylB-Y0Nei\" ><div  class=\"tatsu-row \" ><div  class=\"tatsu-column  tatsu-column-no-bg tatsu-one-col tatsu-column-image-none tatsu-column-effect-none  tatsu-S1bBZF0Vxj\"  data-parallax-speed=\"0\" style=\"\"><div class=\"tatsu-column-inner \" ><div class=\"tatsu-column-pad-wrap\"><div class=\"tatsu-column-pad\" ><div  class=\"tatsu-module tatsu-inline-text clearfix tatsu-S1mrZt0Nls   \" ><style>.tatsu-S1mrZt0Nls .tatsu-inline-text-inner{width: 100%;text-align: left;}<\/style><div class=\"tatsu-inline-text-inner tatsu-align-center\">\n<h4 style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"color: #ffffff;\">&#8220;While it&#8217;s clear that crypto-currencies remain an energy-intensive system, it seems that panic about their contribution to the climate crisis has been somewhat sensationalized in the media, further accentuated by criticism of the banking sector.&#8221;&nbsp;<\/span><\/h4>\n<\/div><\/div><div  class=\"tatsu-module tatsu-normal-button tatsu-button-wrap align-block block-center  tatsu-ryEB-tCEes   \"><a class=\"tatsu-shortcode mediumbtn tatsu-button left-icon circular   bg-animation-none  \" href=\"https:\/\/greenisthenewblack.com\/what-is-the-true-environmental-impact-of-cryptocurrency\/\" style=\"\" aria-label=\"Green Is The New Black (EN)\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Green Is The New Black (EN)<\/a><style>.tatsu-ryEB-tCEes .tatsu-button{background-color: rgba(255,255,255,1);color: rgba(232,219,208,1) ;}.tatsu-ryEB-tCEes .tatsu-button:hover{background-color: rgba(0,0,0,1);color: rgba(255,255,255,1) ;}<\/style><\/div><\/div><\/div><div class = \"tatsu-column-bg-image-wrap\"><div class = \"tatsu-column-bg-image\" ><\/div><\/div><\/div><style>.tatsu-row > .tatsu-S1bBZF0Vxj.tatsu-column{width: 100%;}.tatsu-S1bBZF0Vxj.tatsu-column > .tatsu-column-inner > .tatsu-column-overlay{mix-blend-mode: none;}.tatsu-S1bBZF0Vxj > .tatsu-column-inner > .tatsu-top-divider{z-index: 9999;}.tatsu-S1bBZF0Vxj > .tatsu-column-inner > .tatsu-bottom-divider{z-index: 9999;}.tatsu-S1bBZF0Vxj > .tatsu-column-inner > .tatsu-left-divider{z-index: 9999;}.tatsu-S1bBZF0Vxj > .tatsu-column-inner > .tatsu-right-divider{z-index: 9999;}<\/style><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"tatsu-section-background-wrap\"><div class = \"tatsu-section-background\" ><\/div><\/div><div class=\"tatsu-overlay tatsu-section-overlay\"><\/div><\/div><style>.tatsu-SJS-YRNli.tatsu-section{background-color: rgba(0,0,0,1);}.tatsu-SJS-YRNli .tatsu-section-background{background-image: url(https:\/\/lameche.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/Cryptomonnaie-Impact-Environnement-Monnaie-Nume\u0301rique.jpg);background-repeat: no-repeat;background-attachment: scroll;background-position: center center;background-size: cover;}.tatsu-SJS-YRNli .tatsu-bg-blur{background-repeat: no-repeat;background-attachment: scroll;background-position: center center;background-size: cover;}.tatsu-SJS-YRNli .tatsu-section-pad{padding: 90px 0% 90px 0%;}.tatsu-SJS-YRNli > .tatsu-bottom-divider{z-index: 9999;}.tatsu-SJS-YRNli > .tatsu-top-divider{z-index: 9999;}.tatsu-SJS-YRNli .tatsu-section-overlay{background: rgba(0,0,0,0.43);mix-blend-mode: normal;}.tatsu-SJS-YRNli .tatsu-fullscreen-wrap{align-items: center;}<\/style><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Unlike traditional money, crypto-currency isn&#8217;t paper-based, isn&#8217;t valued against any other asset and isn&#8217;t controlled by financial institutions or governments. It is based on a decentralized system that uses blockchain technology to track transactions. Over the years, attention has focused on the possible environmental impact of crypto-currencies.<\/p>\n<div><a href=\"https:\/\/lameche.net\/en\/news-from-the-front\/what-is-the-true-environmental-impact-of-crypto-currency\/\" class=\"exp-read-more exp-read-more-underlined\">Read More<\/a><\/div>\n","protected":false},"author":3,"featured_media":12415,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"inline_featured_image":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[38],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-14050","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-news-from-the-front"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/lameche.net\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/14050","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/lameche.net\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/lameche.net\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/lameche.net\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/3"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/lameche.net\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=14050"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/lameche.net\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/14050\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":14074,"href":"https:\/\/lameche.net\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/14050\/revisions\/14074"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/lameche.net\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/12415"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/lameche.net\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=14050"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/lameche.net\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=14050"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/lameche.net\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=14050"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}