论文标题
加密杀戮吗？电力消耗碳足迹与比特币交易之间的关系
Does Crypto Kill? Relationship between Electricity Consumption Carbon Footprints and Bitcoin Transactions
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论文摘要
加密货币由于其安全性而变得越来越受欢迎，使伪造不可能。但是，这些数字货币因其算法的复杂性和分散的系统设计以创建大型碳足迹而受到批评。我们假设加密货币交易的碳足迹比绿色或可再生燃料来源更依赖富含碳富含碳的燃料。我们提供了一个机器学习框架，以建模此类交易并将其与发电模式相关联，以估算和分析其碳成本。
Cryptocurrencies are gaining more popularity due to their security, making counterfeits impossible. However, these digital currencies have been criticized for creating a large carbon footprint due to their algorithmic complexity and decentralized system design for proof of work and mining. We hypothesize that the carbon footprint of cryptocurrency transactions has a higher dependency on carbon-rich fuel sources than green or renewable fuel sources. We provide a machine learning framework to model such transactions and correlate them with the electricity generation patterns to estimate and analyze their carbon cost.
