{"id":2632,"date":"2021-08-15T21:57:30","date_gmt":"2021-08-15T20:57:30","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/dev.adavault.com\/?p=2632"},"modified":"2021-08-20T11:11:52","modified_gmt":"2021-08-20T10:11:52","slug":"the-environmentally-sound-option","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/dev.adavault.com\/index.php\/2021\/08\/15\/the-environmentally-sound-option\/","title":{"rendered":"The environmentally sound option"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>Cardano ADA remains the premium option if you are concerned about the environmental impact of investing in cryptocurrencies.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Proof of stake is approximately a million times more efficient than Proof of Work block chains like Bitcoin and Ethereum.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>It is just as secure, and processes transactions faster.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>If you&#8217;d like to learn more there is a great article by Fernando Sanchez of IOHK summarising their thoughts on recent developments and media coverage <a href=\"https:\/\/iohk.io\/en\/blog\/posts\/2021\/08\/17\/why-they-re-calling-cardano-the-green-blockchain\/\">here<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Or check out some of our previous blog items:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li>Technical details of <a href=\"https:\/\/dev.adavault.com\/index.php\/2021\/05\/26\/pos-versus-pow-2\/\">Proof of stake versus Proof of Work<\/a><\/li><li><a href=\"https:\/\/dev.adavault.com\/index.php\/2020\/11\/29\/bitcoin-power-consumption\/\">Bitcoin Power Consumption<\/a><\/li><li>Overview of <a href=\"https:\/\/dev.adavault.com\/index.php\/2020\/10\/02\/pos-versus-pow\/\">Pos Versus Pow<\/a><\/li><li>ADAvault <a href=\"https:\/\/dev.adavault.com\/index.php\/2021\/04\/19\/100-carbon-neutral\/\">Carbon Neutral Operations<\/a><\/li><li><a href=\"https:\/\/dev.adavault.com\/index.php\/2021\/01\/25\/the-killer-app\/\">The Killer App?<\/a><\/li><\/ul>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Cardano ADA remains the premium option if you are concerned about the environmental impact of investing in cryptocurrencies. 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