XXI Majsko savetovanje (2025) SAVREMENO PRAVO U ERI DIGITALIZACIJE I ODRŽIVOG RAZVOJA (805-819 str.)
AUTOR(I) / AUTHOR(S): Milica Marinković 
DOI: 10.46793/XXIMajsko.805M
SAŽETAK / ABSTRACT:
Rudarenjekriptovalutapredstavljaznačajanekološkiizazovzbogprekomernepotrošnjeelektričneenergije, visokognivoaelektronskogotpadaiznačajnogugljeničkogotiska. Najvećiproblemivezanizaovuaktivnostuključujuenergetskuneodrživost, posebnokodkriptovalutazasnovanihnaProof-of-Work (PoW) mehanizmu, kojizahtevajuračunarskusnaguvelikihrazmera, štodovodidopotrošnjeenergijeuporedivesacelimdržavama. Osimtoga, brzazastarelostrudarskeopremegenerišeogromnekoličineelektronskogotpada, dokemisijeCO₂ izfosilnihizvoraenergijedoprinoseklimatskimpromenamaištetipozdravljeljudikrozpovećanjezagađenjavazduha.
Uciljuublažavanjaovihproblema, EvropskaunijakrozZelenidogovortežiklimatskojneutralnosti, štouključujeiregulisanjeenergetskiintenzivnihindustrijapoputkriptorudarenja. Francuskaje, naprimer, usvojilaLoi REEN (Régulation Énergie Électronique et Numérique), kojiograničavaenergetskiotisakdigitalnihtehnologija, uključujućiikriptovalute. IakoovipropisinisudirektnozabraniliPoW rudarenje, onipostavljajuokvirezaenergetskuefikasnostiodrživost, štomožedovestidostrožihmeraubudućnosti. Ovaistraživanjaukazujunapotrebuzaprelazaknaekološkiodrživijealternative, kaoštosuProof- of-Stake (PoS) blokčejn, kakobisesmanjiouticajkriptovalutanaživotnusredinu.
KLJUČNE REČI / KEYWORDS:
kriptovalute, blokčejn, proof-of-work, proof-of-stake, održivost.
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