{"id":7319,"date":"2021-05-16T23:34:00","date_gmt":"2021-05-16T20:34:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/alfacash.blog\/?p=7319"},"modified":"2024-02-19T21:51:46","modified_gmt":"2024-02-19T18:51:46","slug":"faq-crypto-monnaies-pollution-changement-climatique","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/alfacash.blog\/fr\/2021\/05\/16\/faq-crypto-monnaies-pollution-changement-climatique\/","title":{"rendered":"FAQ: Crypto-monnaies, pollution et changement climatique"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Vous devez d\u00e9j\u00e0 l&#039;avoir entendu : les crypto-monnaies ne sont pas tr\u00e8s \u00e9cologiques. Ils ont un mauvais impact sur l&#039;environnement, ils augmentent le changement climatique, ils sont \u00ab une catastrophe environnementale \u00bb [Agustin Carstens], etc. Est-ce que tout cela est vrai ? Les crypto-monnaies produisent de la pollution et contribuent au changement climatique ?<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>R\u00e9cemment, <a href=\"https:\/\/alfacash.blog\/2021\/05\/13\/tesla-rejects-bitcoin-environmental-concerns-its-right\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Tesla s&#039;est arr\u00eat\u00e9<\/a> accepter les paiements Bitcoin (BTC) <strong>pour le consid\u00e9rer comme \u00ab un grand co\u00fbt pour l&#039;environnement \u00bb.<\/strong> Comment cela pourrait-il \u00eatre ? Ils sont num\u00e9riques, non ? Ils ne crachent pas exactement de la fum\u00e9e noire dans le ciel clair. Eh bien, il est maintenant temps de r\u00e9soudre tous vos doutes \u00e0 ce sujet. &nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>Crypto-monnaies = pollution ? Pourquoi?<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>Pour commencer, toutes les crypto-monnaies ne peuvent pas produire de pollution. Le vrai probl\u00e8me vient de <a href=\"https:\/\/alfacash.blog\/2020\/08\/25\/cryptocurrency-mining-dummies-how-works\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Extraction de preuves de travail (PoW)<\/a>. Celui-ci est un algorithme, et par \u00ab algorithme \u00bb, nous entendons un ensemble d&#039;\u00e9tapes et de m\u00e9thodes qui sont construites (avec des math\u00e9matiques) pour obtenir un r\u00e9sultat sp\u00e9cifique ou r\u00e9soudre un probl\u00e8me. C&#039;est exactement ce que fait le PoW : d\u00e9velopper un probl\u00e8me math\u00e9matique difficile ou une \u00e9nigme que les mineurs doivent r\u00e9soudre afin de v\u00e9rifier les transactions virtuelles et \u00ab extraire \u00bb des pi\u00e8ces.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\"><figure class=\"aligncenter size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"682\" src=\"https:\/\/alfacash.blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/hands-4348717_1280-1024x682.jpg\" alt=\"Bitcoin-coins-pochette-portefeuille\" class=\"wp-image-5779\" srcset=\"https:\/\/alfacash.blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/hands-4348717_1280-1024x682.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/alfacash.blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/hands-4348717_1280-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/alfacash.blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/hands-4348717_1280-150x100.jpg 150w, https:\/\/alfacash.blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/hands-4348717_1280-18x12.jpg 18w, https:\/\/alfacash.blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/hands-4348717_1280-270x180.jpg 270w, https:\/\/alfacash.blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/hands-4348717_1280-770x513.jpg 770w, https:\/\/alfacash.blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/hands-4348717_1280-762x508.jpg 762w, https:\/\/alfacash.blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/hands-4348717_1280-773x515.jpg 773w, https:\/\/alfacash.blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/hands-4348717_1280-370x247.jpg 370w, https:\/\/alfacash.blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/hands-4348717_1280-554x369.jpg 554w, https:\/\/alfacash.blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/hands-4348717_1280-306x204.jpg 306w, https:\/\/alfacash.blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/hands-4348717_1280-368x245.jpg 368w, https:\/\/alfacash.blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/hands-4348717_1280-260x173.jpg 260w, https:\/\/alfacash.blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/hands-4348717_1280-87x58.jpg 87w, https:\/\/alfacash.blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/hands-4348717_1280.jpg 1280w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p>Les mineurs rivalisent avec les autres pour &quot;trouver&quot; les pi\u00e8ces en premier, et leur puissance de calcul totale aide \u00e0 s\u00e9curiser le r\u00e9seau. Pourtant, cela ne semble pas tr\u00e8s contaminant, non? Eh bien, le probl\u00e8me est cette \u00e9nigme. Personne ne peut vraiment le r\u00e9soudre \u00e0 la vitesse requise pour rivaliser. Seuls les ordinateurs et certains appareils sp\u00e9cialis\u00e9s (<a href=\"https:\/\/alfacash.blog\/2020\/11\/21\/easy-crypto-miners-how-mine-cryptocurrencies-problems\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Mineurs ASIC<\/a>) peut le faire. Et pas seuls : ils n\u00e9cessitent beaucoup d&#039;\u00e9lectricit\u00e9 pour essayer encore et encore jusqu&#039;\u00e0 trouver la solution. D&#039;o\u00f9 le \u00ab travail \u00bb dans la preuve.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Donc, au cas o\u00f9 vous ne le sauriez pas, beaucoup d&#039;\u00e9lectricit\u00e9 \u00e9quivaut g\u00e9n\u00e9ralement \u00e0 plus de pollution, <\/strong>selon la provenance de cette \u00e9nergie. Le charbon et d&#039;autres combustibles fossiles sont des sources courantes d&#039;\u00e9nergie \u00e9lectrique dans le monde entier. Par cons\u00e9quent, si l&#039;\u00e9nergie pour extraire les crypto-monnaies provient du charbon, cela signifierait des \u00e9missions plus dommageables pour la plan\u00e8te. &nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>D&#039;autre part, nous avons des machines ASIC. Ils ont \u00e9t\u00e9 sp\u00e9cialement con\u00e7us pour extraire des crypto-monnaies et rien d&#039;autre. Cependant, ils ne dureront pas longtemps, car la difficult\u00e9 de miner des cryptos augmente toujours avec le nombre de mineurs qui rejoignent le r\u00e9seau (pour des raisons de s\u00e9curit\u00e9). Une fois la p\u00e9riode utile termin\u00e9e (environ 1,5 an), ils peuvent <a href=\"https:\/\/digiconomist.net\/bitcoin-electronic-waste-monitor\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">devenir e-d\u00e9chet<\/a> et, fondamentalement, ajouter plus de d\u00e9chets de crypto-monnaies au tas de pollution.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Bien s\u00fbr, cela ne se produit qu&#039;avec les crypto-monnaies PoW. D&#039;autres syst\u00e8mes, comme le Proof-of-Stake (PoS), n&#039;ont pas ce probl\u00e8me de minage.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>Quels cryptos produisent de la pollution et lesquels n&#039;en produisent pas ?<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>C&#039;est une r\u00e9ponse compliqu\u00e9e. M\u00eame dans le cas des crypto-monnaies PoW, <strong>tout d\u00e9pend de la source d&#039;\u00e9nergie et des usages alternatifs des ASIC.<\/strong> La plupart des mineurs choisissent des emplacements o\u00f9 la source d&#039;\u00e9nergie dominante est renouvelable, et certains d&#039;entre eux utilisent d\u00e9j\u00e0 leurs ASIC pour des fonctions suppl\u00e9mentaires, comme <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/Jonbros01\/status\/1064224854164074497?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener nofollow\">chauffage<\/a> ou faire pousser des tomates (<a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/KamilBrejcha\/status\/972438246528569344\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">vraiment<\/a>).<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed aligncenter is-type-rich is-provider-twitter wp-block-embed-twitter\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\"><p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Qui imaginerait que le minage des crypto-monnaies et l&#039;agriculture puissent fonctionner ensemble ? Le premier lot de cryptomates est pr\u00eat \u00e0 \u00eatre r\u00e9colt\u00e9. Nous utilisons l&#039;exc\u00e8s de chaleur pour la serre de tomates et cela fonctionne :-) <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/U7qqKTshqO\">pic.twitter.com\/U7qqKTshqO<\/a><\/p>\u2013 Kamil Brejcha (@KamilBrejcha) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/KamilBrejcha\/status\/972438246528569344?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">10 mars 2018<\/a><\/blockquote><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>On peut aussi consid\u00e9rer qu&#039;il existe des versions PoW plus &quot;l\u00e9g\u00e8res&quot;. Ils ne n\u00e9cessitent pas d&#039;ASIC pour fonctionner, seulement des ordinateurs, et la consommation d&#039;\u00e9nergie est mod\u00e9r\u00e9e. C&#039;est le cas pour <a href=\"https:\/\/alfacash.blog\/2021\/03\/29\/discover-monero-how-use-it-full-privacy\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Monero (XMR)<\/a>, par exemple. Contrairement \u00e0 cela, Bitcoin est toujours la pi\u00e8ce la plus difficile \u00e0 extraire et n\u00e9cessite beaucoup d&#039;\u00e9nergie et d&#039;ASIC. C&#039;est pourquoi ses mineurs choisissent g\u00e9n\u00e9ralement les sources renouvelables moins ch\u00e8res.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Selon <a href=\"https:\/\/cryptoslate.com\/coins\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener nofollow\">CryptoSlate<\/a>, il y a plus de 406 pi\u00e8ces PoW. Ils comprennent plusieurs des plus populaires : Bitcoin, <a href=\"https:\/\/alfacash.blog\/2020\/11\/04\/what-litecoin-ultimate-history-silver-cryptocurrencies\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Litecoin (LTC),<\/a> Bitcoin Esp\u00e8ces (BCH), Ethereum (ETH), <a href=\"https:\/\/alfacash.blog\/2020\/09\/18\/little-story-dogecoin-shiba-inus-cryptocurrency\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Dogecoin (DOGE),<\/a> Zcash (ZEC) et Monero (XMR).<strong> De l&#039;autre c\u00f4t\u00e9, il y a plus de 546 pi\u00e8ces de type PoS,<\/strong> comprenant <a href=\"https:\/\/alfacash.blog\/2021\/02\/27\/bitcoin-goes-down-cardano-reaches-new-heights\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Cardano (ADA)<\/a>, Polkadot (DOT), Stellar (XLM), Cosmos (ATOM), Tron (TRX), Tezos (XTZ), Lisk (LSK), DASH, XRP et EOS.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>Combien d&#039;\u00e9nergie les cryptos PoW consomment-ils ?<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>Nous ne pouvons pas le savoir avec certitude, mais nous avons quelques aper\u00e7us pour Bitcoin. Selon la consommation d&#039;\u00e9lectricit\u00e9 Cambridge Bitcoin (<a href=\"https:\/\/cbeci.org\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener nofollow\">CBEI<\/a>), Bitcoin consomme environ 148 TWh par an, soit plus que la Su\u00e8de, l&#039;Ukraine ou les Pays-Bas. Pour sa part, <a href=\"https:\/\/digiconomist.net\/bitcoin-energy-consumption\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener nofollow\">Digiconomiste<\/a> calcule un chiffre d&#039;environ 117 TWh par an.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Dans le m\u00eame temps, comme d\u00e9crit par le CBEI, <strong>Bitcoin ne repr\u00e9sente que 0,69% de la consommation totale d&#039;\u00e9nergie dans le monde.<\/strong> En outre, &quot;la quantit\u00e9 d&#039;\u00e9lectricit\u00e9 consomm\u00e9e chaque ann\u00e9e par des appareils domestiques toujours allum\u00e9s mais inactifs aux \u00c9tats-Unis pourrait \u00e0 elle seule alimenter le r\u00e9seau Bitcoin pendant 1,5 an&quot;. En le comparant \u00e0 d&#039;autres \u00ab\u00a0formes d&#039;argent\u00a0\u00bb, on peut aussi dire que <a href=\"https:\/\/cryptowords.github.io\/bitcoin-and-energy-consumption-rebuttal\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener nofollow\">le secteur bancaire<\/a> consomme plus de 639 TWh par an et l&#039;extraction de l&#039;or consomme plus de 139 TWh par an.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\"><figure class=\"alignleft size-large is-resized\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/alfacash.blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/Energy-consumption-by-cryptocurrency.-Source-TRG-Datacenters.jpg\" alt=\"Crypto-monnaies-pollution-\u00e9nergie-consommation\" class=\"wp-image-7321\" width=\"383\" height=\"407\" srcset=\"https:\/\/alfacash.blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/Energy-consumption-by-cryptocurrency.-Source-TRG-Datacenters.jpg 501w, https:\/\/alfacash.blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/Energy-consumption-by-cryptocurrency.-Source-TRG-Datacenters-283x300.jpg 283w, https:\/\/alfacash.blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/Energy-consumption-by-cryptocurrency.-Source-TRG-Datacenters-141x150.jpg 141w, https:\/\/alfacash.blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/Energy-consumption-by-cryptocurrency.-Source-TRG-Datacenters-11x12.jpg 11w, https:\/\/alfacash.blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/Energy-consumption-by-cryptocurrency.-Source-TRG-Datacenters-170x180.jpg 170w, https:\/\/alfacash.blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/Energy-consumption-by-cryptocurrency.-Source-TRG-Datacenters-485x515.jpg 485w, https:\/\/alfacash.blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/Energy-consumption-by-cryptocurrency.-Source-TRG-Datacenters-478x508.jpg 478w, https:\/\/alfacash.blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/Energy-consumption-by-cryptocurrency.-Source-TRG-Datacenters-348x370.jpg 348w, https:\/\/alfacash.blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/Energy-consumption-by-cryptocurrency.-Source-TRG-Datacenters-439x466.jpg 439w, https:\/\/alfacash.blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/Energy-consumption-by-cryptocurrency.-Source-TRG-Datacenters-306x325.jpg 306w, https:\/\/alfacash.blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/Energy-consumption-by-cryptocurrency.-Source-TRG-Datacenters-231x245.jpg 231w, https:\/\/alfacash.blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/Energy-consumption-by-cryptocurrency.-Source-TRG-Datacenters-188x200.jpg 188w, https:\/\/alfacash.blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/Energy-consumption-by-cryptocurrency.-Source-TRG-Datacenters-287x305.jpg 287w, https:\/\/alfacash.blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/Energy-consumption-by-cryptocurrency.-Source-TRG-Datacenters-63x67.jpg 63w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 383px) 100vw, 383px\" \/><figcaption>Consommation d&#039;\u00e9nergie par crypto-monnaie. Source\u00a0: Centres de donn\u00e9es TRG<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p>Au-del\u00e0 du Bitcoin, le Ethereum consomme environ 48 TWh par an [<a href=\"https:\/\/digiconomist.net\/ethereum-energy-consumption\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener nofollow\">Digiconomiste<\/a>]. De plus, le mois dernier, l&#039;entreprise <a href=\"https:\/\/www.trgdatacenters.com\/most-environment-friendly-cryptocurrencies\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener nofollow\">Centres de donn\u00e9es TRG<\/a> calcul\u00e9 le nombre de kWh consomm\u00e9s par transaction dans diff\u00e9rentes crypto-monnaies.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Comme nous le verrons plus tard, la consommation d&#039;\u00e9nergie a beaucoup \u00e0 voir avec la pollution et le changement climatique.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>D&#039;o\u00f9 vient l&#039;\u00e9nergie pour extraire des cryptos ?<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>Comme nous l&#039;avons mentionn\u00e9 pr\u00e9c\u00e9demment, les mineurs choisissent g\u00e9n\u00e9ralement les sources renouvelables les moins ch\u00e8res. L&#039;entreprise <a href=\"https:\/\/coinshares.com\/assets\/resources\/Research\/bitcoin-mining-network-june-2019-fidelity-foreword.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener nofollow\">CoinShares<\/a> calcul\u00e9 que&nbsp;<strong>plus de 74% de Bitcoin l&#039;exploitation mini\u00e8re utilise des sources d&#039;\u00e9nergie renouvelables, telles que l&#039;hydro\u00e9lectricit\u00e9, le solaire et la g\u00e9othermie<\/strong>. D&#039;autre part, la CBEI d\u00e9clare que 65% de Bitcoin sont extraits en Chine. Dans ce pays, le charbon repr\u00e9sentait 56,8% de la production d&#039;\u00e9nergie domestique en 2020 [<a href=\"https:\/\/www.cnbc.com\/2021\/04\/29\/climate-china-has-no-other-choice-but-to-rely-on-coal-power-for-now.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener nofollow\">CNBC<\/a>]. Et c&#039;est une mauvaise nouvelle pour les crypto-monnaies et la pollution.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>N\u00e9anmoins, il existe des th\u00e9ories alternatives. Avant d&#039;en parler, nous devrions apprendre ce qu&#039;est l&#039;\u00e9nergie non rivale. \u00ab Les biens non rivaux sont des biens publics. Tout le monde a acc\u00e8s pour les utiliser, et leur utilisation n&#039;\u00e9puise pas leur disponibilit\u00e9 pour une utilisation future \u00bb [<a href=\"https:\/\/askinglot.com\/what-is-a-nonrival-resource\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener nofollow\">Demander<\/a>]. Dans le secteur de l&#039;\u00e9nergie, cela signifie g\u00e9n\u00e9ralement une \u00e9nergie exc\u00e9dentaire (et gaspill\u00e9e) que personne n&#039;utilisera car la demande est d\u00e9j\u00e0 satisfaite.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\"><figure class=\"aligncenter size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"576\" src=\"https:\/\/alfacash.blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/light-bulb-984551_1280-1024x576.jpg\" alt=\"bitcoin-tesla-\u00e9nergie verte\" class=\"wp-image-7315\" srcset=\"https:\/\/alfacash.blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/light-bulb-984551_1280-1024x576.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/alfacash.blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/light-bulb-984551_1280-300x169.jpg 300w, https:\/\/alfacash.blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/light-bulb-984551_1280-150x84.jpg 150w, https:\/\/alfacash.blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/light-bulb-984551_1280-18x10.jpg 18w, https:\/\/alfacash.blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/light-bulb-984551_1280-270x152.jpg 270w, https:\/\/alfacash.blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/light-bulb-984551_1280-770x433.jpg 770w, https:\/\/alfacash.blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/light-bulb-984551_1280-903x508.jpg 903w, https:\/\/alfacash.blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/light-bulb-984551_1280-900x506.jpg 900w, https:\/\/alfacash.blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/light-bulb-984551_1280-370x208.jpg 370w, https:\/\/alfacash.blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/light-bulb-984551_1280-554x312.jpg 554w, https:\/\/alfacash.blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/light-bulb-984551_1280-306x172.jpg 306w, https:\/\/alfacash.blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/light-bulb-984551_1280-260x146.jpg 260w, https:\/\/alfacash.blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/light-bulb-984551_1280-87x49.jpg 87w, https:\/\/alfacash.blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/light-bulb-984551_1280.jpg 1280w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p>Alors, en parlant de la <a href=\"https:\/\/alfacash.blog\/2021\/03\/11\/top-countries-most-crypto-users-laws\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Mineurs chinois<\/a>, ils op\u00e8rent dans certaines provinces sp\u00e9cifiques : Xinjiang, Sichuan, Mongolie int\u00e9rieure et Yunnan [CBEI]. L&#039;\u00e9nergie y est surabondante et en partie renouvelable. Donc, <strong>il est probable que la plupart des mineurs Bitcoin en Chine utilisent une \u00e9nergie non rivale, <\/strong>comme cela a \u00e9t\u00e9 d\u00e9crit par <a href=\"https:\/\/medium.com\/@nic__carter\/noahbjectivity-on-bitcoin-mining-2052226310cb\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener nofollow\">Nic Carter<\/a>, co-fondateur de Coinmetrics.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>En ce qui concerne le reste des pi\u00e8ces de PoW, nous ne pouvons que deviner. Par exemple, la plupart des mines <a href=\"https:\/\/blockchair.com\/es\/litecoin\/nodes\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener nofollow\">n\u0153uds de Litecoin<\/a> sont aux \u00c9tats-Unis, en Allemagne et en France. Dans ces pays, l&#039;\u00e9nergie renouvelable repr\u00e9sente 20% [<a href=\"https:\/\/www.eia.gov\/tools\/faqs\/faq.php?id=92&amp;t=4#:~:text=In%202020%2C%20renewable%20energy%20sources,about%2020%25%20of%20electricity%20generation.&amp;text=Preliminary%20data.\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener nofollow\">EIE<\/a>], 46.3% [<a href=\"https:\/\/www.reuters.com\/article\/germany-power-renewables-idUKKBN28O1AH\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener nofollow\">Reuters<\/a>] et 33.2% [<a href=\"https:\/\/renews.biz\/63340\/france-renewables-capacity-swells-to-547gw\/#:~:text=Renewable%20energy%20contributed%2033.2%25%20to,the%20same%20quarter%20in%202019.\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener nofollow\">Renouvellement<\/a>], respectivement.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>Pourquoi Bitcoin (et autres) ne change pas le minage ?<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>Cela semble \u00eatre une solution facile, non? Pourquoi les pi\u00e8ces PoW n&#039;abandonnent pas ce syst\u00e8me et ne le remplacent pas par PoS ? Eh bien, ce n&#039;est pas si facile, en effet. Tout d&#039;abord, rappelons-nous <a href=\"https:\/\/alfacash.blog\/2021\/01\/24\/what-proof-of-stake-pos-coins-passive-income\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">ce qu&#039;est la preuve de participation<\/a>. Dans les syst\u00e8mes PoS (et les pi\u00e8ces), le chiffre du \u00abmineur\u00bb est remplac\u00e9 par le \u00abvalidateur\u00bb. Ce validateur, qui peut \u00eatre n&#039;importe qui, n&#039;aura pas besoin d&#039;\u00e9nergie ni de machines sp\u00e9cialis\u00e9es. Au lieu de cela, ils vont verrouiller dans un portefeuille sp\u00e9cial une certaine quantit\u00e9 de jetons natifs qu&#039;ils ont pr\u00e9c\u00e9demment acquis.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Ainsi, ils obtiendront le droit de v\u00e9rifier les transactions et de frapper de nouvelles pi\u00e8ces, si n\u00e9cessaire, et presque automatiquement. Et ils seront r\u00e9compens\u00e9s pour cela, comme un revenu passif. Mais tout n&#039;est pas parfait.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\"><figure class=\"aligncenter size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"682\" src=\"https:\/\/alfacash.blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/scam-4126798_1280-1-1024x682.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-5920\" srcset=\"https:\/\/alfacash.blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/scam-4126798_1280-1-1024x682.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/alfacash.blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/scam-4126798_1280-1-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/alfacash.blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/scam-4126798_1280-1-150x100.jpg 150w, https:\/\/alfacash.blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/scam-4126798_1280-1-18x12.jpg 18w, https:\/\/alfacash.blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/scam-4126798_1280-1-270x180.jpg 270w, https:\/\/alfacash.blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/scam-4126798_1280-1-770x513.jpg 770w, https:\/\/alfacash.blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/scam-4126798_1280-1-762x508.jpg 762w, https:\/\/alfacash.blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/scam-4126798_1280-1-773x515.jpg 773w, https:\/\/alfacash.blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/scam-4126798_1280-1-370x247.jpg 370w, https:\/\/alfacash.blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/scam-4126798_1280-1-554x369.jpg 554w, https:\/\/alfacash.blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/scam-4126798_1280-1-306x204.jpg 306w, https:\/\/alfacash.blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/scam-4126798_1280-1-368x245.jpg 368w, https:\/\/alfacash.blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/scam-4126798_1280-1-260x173.jpg 260w, https:\/\/alfacash.blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/scam-4126798_1280-1-87x58.jpg 87w, https:\/\/alfacash.blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/scam-4126798_1280-1.jpg 1280w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Il y a un risque que certains d\u00e9veloppeurs qualifi\u00e9s copient (fork) la blockchain<\/strong> et saute entre la cha\u00eene d&#039;origine o\u00f9 ils ont d\u00e9j\u00e0 d\u00e9pens\u00e9 l&#039;argent et la nouvelle cha\u00eene o\u00f9 ils ne l&#039;ont pas fait, par exemple (et ont d\u00e9pens\u00e9 deux fois les m\u00eames pi\u00e8ces). Il n&#039;y a pas de \u00ab\u00a0travail\u00a0\u00bb pour v\u00e9rifier les transactions ici, seulement des parties prenantes. C&#039;est ce qu&#039;on appelle le &quot;<a href=\"https:\/\/smithandcrown.com\/glossary\/nothing-stake-problem\/#:~:text=The%20%E2%80%9Cnothing%2Dat%2Dstake,%2Dof%2Dstake%20consensus%20mechanisms.\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener nofollow\">Probl\u00e8me de rien en jeu<\/a>\u00bb car, dans la nouvelle cha\u00eene (cop\u00e9e), il n&#039;y a rien \u00e0 perdre \u00e0 tricher.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Ainsi, les syst\u00e8mes PoW sont encore plus robustes et s\u00e9curis\u00e9s. C&#039;est pourquoi la plupart des d\u00e9veloppeurs et des utilisateurs s&#039;en tiennent toujours \u00e0 PoW, malgr\u00e9 ses inconv\u00e9nients. <a href=\"https:\/\/alfacash.blog\/2020\/11\/14\/ethereum-2-new-features-prices-more-ethereum-chains\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Ethereum est un cas diff\u00e9rent<\/a>, bien que. Il est d\u00e9j\u00e0 en train d&#039;abandonner le PoW et d&#039;adopter le PoS. \u00c0 l&#039;avenir, un autre syst\u00e8me, meilleur que PoW ou PoS pourrait appara\u00eetre. Dans ce cas, Bitcoin et d&#039;autres cryptos migreraient probablement dans ce syst\u00e8me. &nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>Les crypto-monnaies augmentent-elles le changement climatique ?<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>La consommation d&#039;\u00e9nergie nous conduit \u00e0 l&#039;empreinte carbone (pollution), qui peut conduire au changement climatique \u00e0 long terme. <a href=\"https:\/\/blueskymodel.org\/kilowatt-hour\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener nofollow\">BleuSkyMod\u00e8le<\/a> calcule qu&#039;en moyenne, un kilowattheure produit un peu plus d&#039;une livre (0,45 kg) de dioxyde de carbone (CO2). Compte tenu de cela et des donn\u00e9es de Digiconomist, <strong>Bitcoin produirait environ 55,86 Mt de CO2 par an.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>D&#039;autre part, le secteur bancaire consomme environ 639 TWh par an. Ensuite, cette industrie \u00e0 elle seule rejetterait environ 319,5 Mt de CO2 dans l&#039;atmosph\u00e8re. <a href=\"https:\/\/alfacash.blog\/2020\/10\/26\/bitcoin-can-compete-gold-states-investment-bank-jpmorgan\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Extraction d&#039;or<\/a>, pour sa part, consomme environ 138,9 TWh par an, ce qui se traduit par 69,4 Mt de CO2. Les \u00e9missions totales de l&#039;\u00e9levage mondial sont encore plus \u00e9tonnantes : 7,1 Gt de CO2 par an [<a href=\"http:\/\/www.fao.org\/news\/story\/es\/item\/197623\/icode\/#:~:text=Total%20emissions%20from%20global%20livestock,of%20all%20anthropogenic%20GHG%20emissions.\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener nofollow\">ONU FAO<\/a>]. Mais nous avons besoin de manger. Donc, tout est question de perspective.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Selon <a href=\"https:\/\/news.climate.columbia.edu\/2019\/07\/30\/co2-drives-global-warming\/#:~:text=Scientists%20say%20that%20if%20CO2,two%20and%20five%20degrees%20Celsius.\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener nofollow\">\u00c9cole du climat de Colombie<\/a>, \u00ab Les scientifiques disent que si le CO2 double, cela pourrait augmenter la temp\u00e9rature globale moyenne de la Terre entre deux et cinq degr\u00e9s Celsius \u00bb d&#039;ici la fin de ce si\u00e8cle (2100). Cependant, le Bitcoin et les crypto-monnaies sont loin d&#039;\u00eatre le principal probl\u00e8me de pollution de la plan\u00e8te.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\"><figure class=\"aligncenter size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"735\" height=\"439\" src=\"https:\/\/alfacash.blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/Bitcoin-is-far-behind-the-biggest-energy-consumers-in-the-world.-Source-CCAF.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-6469\" srcset=\"https:\/\/alfacash.blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/Bitcoin-is-far-behind-the-biggest-energy-consumers-in-the-world.-Source-CCAF.jpg 735w, https:\/\/alfacash.blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/Bitcoin-is-far-behind-the-biggest-energy-consumers-in-the-world.-Source-CCAF-300x179.jpg 300w, https:\/\/alfacash.blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/Bitcoin-is-far-behind-the-biggest-energy-consumers-in-the-world.-Source-CCAF-150x90.jpg 150w, https:\/\/alfacash.blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/Bitcoin-is-far-behind-the-biggest-energy-consumers-in-the-world.-Source-CCAF-18x12.jpg 18w, https:\/\/alfacash.blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/Bitcoin-is-far-behind-the-biggest-energy-consumers-in-the-world.-Source-CCAF-270x161.jpg 270w, https:\/\/alfacash.blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/Bitcoin-is-far-behind-the-biggest-energy-consumers-in-the-world.-Source-CCAF-370x221.jpg 370w, https:\/\/alfacash.blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/Bitcoin-is-far-behind-the-biggest-energy-consumers-in-the-world.-Source-CCAF-554x331.jpg 554w, https:\/\/alfacash.blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/Bitcoin-is-far-behind-the-biggest-energy-consumers-in-the-world.-Source-CCAF-306x183.jpg 306w, https:\/\/alfacash.blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/Bitcoin-is-far-behind-the-biggest-energy-consumers-in-the-world.-Source-CCAF-260x155.jpg 260w, https:\/\/alfacash.blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/Bitcoin-is-far-behind-the-biggest-energy-consumers-in-the-world.-Source-CCAF-87x52.jpg 87w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 735px) 100vw, 735px\" \/><figcaption>Bitcoin est loin derri\u00e8re les plus gros consommateurs d&#039;\u00e9nergie au monde. Source: CCAF<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>Existe-t-il une solution au probl\u00e8me de PoW ?<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>Il s&#039;agit d&#039;un travail en cours, mais il existe plusieurs initiatives pour l&#039;exploitation mini\u00e8re avec des \u00e9nergies renouvelables. \u00c0 la fin de l&#039;ann\u00e9e derni\u00e8re, la soci\u00e9t\u00e9 Square <a href=\"https:\/\/www.businesswire.com\/news\/home\/20201208005461\/en\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener nofollow\">annonc\u00e9<\/a> la cr\u00e9ation de l&#039;Initiative d&#039;investissement dans l&#039;\u00e9nergie propre Bitcoin. Ils visent \u00e0 faire de cette industrie un contributeur z\u00e9ro carbone.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Dans la m\u00eame veine, <a href=\"https:\/\/alfacash.blog\/2021\/03\/08\/bitcoin-ethereum-go-bullish-again-new-investments\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">le mois dernier<\/a>, le g\u00e9ant \u00e9nerg\u00e9tique norv\u00e9gien Aker Solutions a annonc\u00e9 la cr\u00e9ation de Seetee, une nouvelle filiale centr\u00e9e sur la cryptographie. <strong>Ils ont \u00e9galement l&#039;intention de promouvoir l&#039;exploitation mini\u00e8re Bitcoin avec des sources renouvelables.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\"><figure class=\"aligncenter size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"683\" src=\"https:\/\/alfacash.blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/sky-1392241_1920-1024x683.jpg\" alt=\"crypto-monnaies-pollution-\u00e9nergie-renouvelable\" class=\"wp-image-7326\" srcset=\"https:\/\/alfacash.blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/sky-1392241_1920-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/alfacash.blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/sky-1392241_1920-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/alfacash.blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/sky-1392241_1920-150x100.jpg 150w, https:\/\/alfacash.blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/sky-1392241_1920-1536x1024.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/alfacash.blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/sky-1392241_1920-18x12.jpg 18w, https:\/\/alfacash.blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/sky-1392241_1920-270x180.jpg 270w, https:\/\/alfacash.blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/sky-1392241_1920-770x513.jpg 770w, https:\/\/alfacash.blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/sky-1392241_1920-762x508.jpg 762w, https:\/\/alfacash.blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/sky-1392241_1920-773x515.jpg 773w, https:\/\/alfacash.blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/sky-1392241_1920-370x247.jpg 370w, https:\/\/alfacash.blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/sky-1392241_1920-554x369.jpg 554w, https:\/\/alfacash.blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/sky-1392241_1920-306x204.jpg 306w, https:\/\/alfacash.blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/sky-1392241_1920-368x245.jpg 368w, https:\/\/alfacash.blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/sky-1392241_1920-260x173.jpg 260w, https:\/\/alfacash.blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/sky-1392241_1920-87x58.jpg 87w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><figcaption>Image par Alexas_Fotos de Pixabay<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p>Quant aux d\u00e9chets \u00e9lectroniques caus\u00e9s par les ASIC obsol\u00e8tes, c&#039;est toujours un probl\u00e8me qui n\u00e9cessite plus d&#039;attention. Certaines personnes ont sugg\u00e9r\u00e9 de les r\u00e9utiliser dans des projets comme <a href=\"https:\/\/foldingathome.org\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Pliage@maison<\/a> par Stanford. L&#039;objectif ici est de fournir une puissance de calcul \u00e0 leurs syst\u00e8mes, afin de simuler la dynamique des prot\u00e9ines et ainsi d\u00e9velopper de nouvelles th\u00e9rapies pour une vari\u00e9t\u00e9 de maladies. Ils se concentrent actuellement sur COVID-19.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Il est difficile de savoir ce que l&#039;avenir nous r\u00e9serve. Mais les crypto-monnaies se pr\u00e9parent, y compris la partie pollution.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator\"\/>\n\n\n\n<p><em>Voulez-vous voir cette histoire dans une vid\u00e9o? Nous vous avons!<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-block-embed-youtube wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Le Bitcoin est-il mauvais pour l&#039;environnement ?\" width=\"770\" height=\"433\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/hXaQUy-8kek?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center\"><em>Voulez-vous \u00e9changer Bitcoin et d&#039;autres jetons? Tu peux le faire<\/em>\u00a0<em>sans encombre\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.alfa.cash\/buy\/bitcoin\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">sur Alfacash<\/a>! Et n&#039;oubliez pas que nous parlons de cela et de beaucoup d&#039;autres choses sur nos m\u00e9dias sociaux.<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center\"><a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/alfacash_crypto\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Twitter<\/a>&nbsp;*&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/t.me\/AlfacashCommunity\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">T\u00e9l\u00e9gramme<\/a>&nbsp;*&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/alfacashstore\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Facebook<\/a>&nbsp;*&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/alfacashstore\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Instagram<\/a> * <a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/channel\/UCOl4fdRHj8AseQ5b6z9udaw\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Youtube<\/a>&nbsp;*&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/vk.com\/alfacashcrypto\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Vkontakte<\/a><\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Les cryptos ne crachent pas exactement de la fum\u00e9e noire. Alors, les crypto-monnaies produisent-elles vraiment de la pollution? Comment? 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