Addressing the Sustainability of Distributed Ledger Technology

Addressing the Sustainability of Distributed Ledger Technology

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Addressing the Sustainability of Distributed Ledger Technology

This paper proposes policies to improve the environmental sustainability of distributed ledger technology (DLT). While the proof-of-work (PoW) consensus protocol requires large amounts of electricity, several DLT protocols consume much less, while still being sufficiently reliable and decentralized.

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