IOTA has a strong case for being one of the greenest cryptocurrencies, working with names likes Zebra Technologies and Jaguar Land Rover on projects tackling climate change
A 2020 peer-reviewed IEEE paper noted that one bitcoin transaction uses 651 kWh, while IOTA uses 0.00016 kWh, meaning IOTA is ~4 million times more energy efficient. Since then, Bitcoin’s power consumption has increased to 1120.16 kWh per transaction and IOTA has reduced its power consumption significantly with the recent Chrysalis network upgrade. (Note: This…
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