June 2022: New IMF Blog Article – Crypto and CBDCs Can Use Less Energy Than Existing Payment Systems

By Itai Agur, Xavier Lavayssière and Germán Villegas Bauer

Environmentally conscious design can make a major difference in the energy efficiency of digital currencies.

Most of the world’s central banks have already agreed they should help fight climate change, a critical challenge that necessitates reductions in both energy consumption, which is our focus here, and the carbon emissions associated with the energy consumed.


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How Crypto and CBDCs Can Use Less Energy Than Existing Payment Systems