Report crowns Solana for using least energy per transaction, but there's a catch
Despite Solana’s low power consumption per transaction, the PoS network still uses much energy overall compared to other PoS protocols. Solana (SOL), one of the most active proof-of-stake (PoS) blockchains, appears to be a PoS protocol consuming the lowest amount of electricity per transaction, according to a new report.The Crypto Carbon Ratings Institute (CCRI), a research startup focused on the environmental impact of cryptocurrencies, released on Wednesday a new report calculating the electricity consumption and carbon footprint of major PoS blockchains.The CCRI specifically analyzed....
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The report also found that a transaction on the Solana blockchain uses 24 times less energy than charging your phone. A transaction on the Solana network takes less energy than two Google searches, and 24 times less energy than charging your phone, according to a Nov. 25 report by the Solana Foundation.The report states that a single transaction on its network uses 0.00051 kWh, or 1,836 Joules, of energy. According to Google, an average search uses 0.0003 kWh or 1,080 Joules of energy. Perhaps more surprisingly, the report claims the entire Solana network uses an estimated 3,186,000 kWh....
One Ethereum transaction uses enough energy to power a house all day, but how much does the fiat financial system use? In contrast, a transaction on Tezos takes 0.0016 kWh or less than the energy required to charge an Apple Tablet for 10 minutes. 100 Tezos transactions is equivalent to driving 10 km in a Tesla Model 3. The energy use of the entire Tezos network is approximately equivalent to two households in the U.S. for the whole year. One question, though, is how competing blockchains such as Tezos, Polkadot and Solana will perform on the market once Ethereum transitions to....
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Solana has made a name for itself in the decentralized finance (DeFi) and non-fungible token (NFT) space over the last few years. Its growth has seen it become one of the largest contenders for the leading smart contract network Ethereum, as it presents faster and cheaper transaction options. Its transaction count had quickly multiplied in light of this, and now, the cryptocurrency has neared another important milestone. Almost 100 Billion Transactions With only two years of operations under its belt, Solana has quickly grown in prominence among crypto investors. With an average of 3,000....
Solana, a public blockchain known for its high transaction speeds, is again under scrutiny. After challenges around reliability in the past years, analysts are now highlighting another concern. Solana Facing New Transaction Processing Challenges Taking to X, one user said the network has alarmingly high transaction failure rates. This performance problem, the analyst added, tends […]