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{% trans %}Green Currency Interactive Tool{% endtrans %}

{% trans %}How Green Is Your Currency?{% endtrans %}
Explore

{% trans %}Energy Consumption for Cash, Credit Cards and Crypto{% endtrans %}

{% trans %}Moving money carries cost—and not just the fee on your transaction or the value of your payment.{% endtrans %}

{% trans %}Whether it’s in cash, on a credit card or with crypto, every transaction you make consumes energy, and therefore, emits pollutants into the environment.{% endtrans %}

{% trans %}The impact of this is startling when you look at the total transactions across an entire year—for any one form of currency.{% endtrans %}

{% trans %}Find out more about the environmental cost of some of the world’s most popular and innovative currencies, and start making more educated choices about how you transact.{% endtrans %}

{% trans %}How Does XRP Compare to Other Currencies?{% endtrans %}

Methodology
{% trans %}Change Inputs{% endtrans %}

{% trans %}Comparing
Transaction Data{% endtrans %}

Number of Transactions:

    {% set numbers = [ { "num": "20" }, { "num": "40" }, { "num": "60" }, { "num": "80" }, { "num": "100" }, ] %} {% for number in numbers %}
  • {{number.num}}M
  • {% endfor %}
{% trans %}Learn more about the methodology{% endtrans %}

{% trans %}Energy Consumption of Portugal{% endtrans %}

{% trans %}Comparing Million Transactions in 2019{% endtrans %}

{% trans %}The country of Portugal consumes 46.94 billion Kilowatt hours (kWh) of energy annually. Explore how much energy today’s various currencies consume in relation to Portugal.{% endtrans %}

  • {% trans %}Portugal{% endtrans %}
    BTC

    {% trans %}Bitcoin{% endtrans %}

    {% trans %}kWh{% endtrans %}

  • ETH

    {% trans %}Ethereum{% endtrans %}

    {% trans %}kWh{% endtrans %}

  • {% trans %}Cash{% endtrans %}

    {% trans %}kWh{% endtrans %}

  • XRP

    XRP

    {% trans %}kWh{% endtrans %}

  • {% trans %}Portugal{% endtrans %}
    {% trans %}Visa{% endtrans %}

    Visa

    {% trans %}kWh{% endtrans %}

  • {% trans %}Portugal{% endtrans %}
    {% trans %}Mastercard{% endtrans %}

    {% trans %}Mastercard{% endtrans %}

    {% trans %}kWh{% endtrans %}

{% trans %}CO2 Emissions from Airline Flights{% endtrans %}

{% trans %}Comparing Million Transactions in 2019{% endtrans %}

{% trans %}A 12-hour flight from London to Hong Kong releases 3 tons of carbon dioxide (CO2). Discover how much CO2 different forms of currency release in comparison to emissions from airline flights.{% endtrans %}

  • Bitcoin

    {% trans %}metric tons of CO2{% endtrans %}

  • Ethereum

    {% trans %}metric tons of CO2{% endtrans %}

  • Cash

    {% trans %}metric tons of CO2{% endtrans %}

  • XRP

    {% trans %}metric tons of CO2{% endtrans %}

  • Visa

    {% trans %}metric tons of CO2{% endtrans %}

  • Mastercard

    {% trans %}metric tons of CO2{% endtrans %}

{% trans %}Gas Consumption by the Gallon{% endtrans %}

{% trans %}Comparing Million Transactions in 2019{% endtrans %}

{% trans %}An Ultra Large Crude Carrier (ULCC) carries approximately 120 million gallons of gas. Measure the environmental impact between currencies in relation to the amount of gas they would consume in the real-world.{% endtrans %}

  • Bitcoin

    {% trans %}Gallons of Gas{% endtrans %}

  • Ethereum

    {% trans %}Gallons of Gas{% endtrans %}

  • Cash

    {% trans %}Gallons of Gas{% endtrans %}

  • XRP

    {% trans %}Gallons of Gas{% endtrans %}

  • Visa

    {% trans %}Gallons of Gas{% endtrans %}

  • Mastercard

    {% trans %}Gallons of Gas{% endtrans %}

{% trans %}Breaking Down Individual Transactions{% endtrans %}

{% trans %}Looking at individual transactions below, compare how a single transaction across each form of currency equates to kWh, CO2 emissions, and gallons of gas.{% endtrans %}

{% trans %}Kilowatt Hour{% endtrans %} {% trans %}CO2 Emissions{% endtrans %} {% trans %}Gallons of Gas{% endtrans %}
Bitcoin
951.58 kWh/tx 4.66-7 Mt/tx 75.7 gal/tx
Ethereum
42.8633 kWh/tx 2.73-8 Mt/tx 2.3867 gal/tx
XRP
0.0079 kWh/tx 4.5-12 Mt/tx 0.00063 gal/tx
Visa
0.0008 kWh/tx 4.6-13 Mt/tx 0.00006 gal/tx
Mastercard
0.0006 kWh/tx 5.1-13 Mt/tx 0.00005 gal/tx
{% trans %}Paper Currency{% endtrans %}
0.0440 kWh/tx 2.32-11 Mt/tx 0.00350 gal/tx
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