新的加密貨幣TOCO旨在通過解決其最骯髒的秘密之一來破壞加密世界

托科（Toco）由一家瑞士南部非洲初創公司（Swiss-South African Interup）發起，將自己視為“貨幣體系，在環境中佔有價值”。

A new digital currency, Toco, is aiming to disrupt the crypto world by tackling one of its dirtiest secrets.

一種新的數字貨幣TOCO的目標是通過解決其最骯髒的秘密之一來破壞加密貨幣世界。

Launched by a Swiss-South African startup, Toco bills itself as "a monetary system that places value on the environment." It does so by backing each coin with carbon credits from the Carbon Reserve.

托科（Toco）由一家瑞士南部非洲初創公司（Swiss-South African Interup）發起，將自己視為“貨幣體系，在環境中佔有價值”。它通過用碳儲備的碳信用額來支持每枚硬幣來做到這一點。

Each Toco is worth about $28, reports Euronews Next. When a user purchases Toco, the Carbon Reserve uses that money to purchase carbon removal certificates, which act as proof that carbon has been removed from the atmosphere through projects like forests or renewable energy.

下一步報導，Euronews報導說，每個煙草的價值約為28美元。當用戶購買TOCO時，碳儲備會使用這筆錢購買碳去除證書，這可以證明已通過森林或可再生能源等項目從大氣中清除了碳。

"Those assets then form the underlying value that backs up the currency in circulation," said Toco co-founder Paul Rowett.

Toco聯合創始人Paul Rowett說：“這些資產隨後構成了基本的價值，可以使貨幣流通。”

The currency can then be used in certain shops and restaurants - currently in a handful of locations in Switzerland and Denmark - or can be transferred into another account.

然後，該貨幣可以在某些商店和餐館中使用 - 目前在瑞士和丹麥的少數幾個地點 - 也可以將其轉移到另一個帳戶中。

"We specifically chose that route so we could create a consistent demand in the carbon markets, so that the magic of an individual going and paying for their lunch in Toco and creating demand for decarbonisation is quite a magical concept," said Rowett.

Rowett說：“我們專門選擇了這條路線，以便我們可以在碳市場上創造一致的需求，以便個人的魔力和在托科（Toco）中為午餐付費並創造脫碳需求是一個神奇的概念。”

Toco officials say the currency uses a permissioned, centralized blockchain that keeps users' money safe while allowing for transparency in its transactions.

Toco官員說，該貨幣使用許可的集中區塊鏈，以確保用戶的資金安全，同時允許其交易透明度。

The idea behind Toco is particularly important, given the surprising amount of energy used by cryptocurrencies.

鑑於加密貨幣使用了令人驚訝的能量，託管背後的想法尤其重要。

Mining cryptocurrencies - Bitcoin, in particular - uses a massive amount of energy. Depending on the energy source powering the computers doing this mining, this can release huge amounts of polluting gases into the environment.

採礦加密貨幣 - 尤其是比特幣，使用了大量能量。取決於為進行採礦的計算機提供動力的能源，這可能會將大量污染氣體釋放到環境中。

A 2024 study found that "the Bitcoin mining network alone has consumed electricity comparable to that of several major countries worldwide."

一項2024年的研究發現，“僅比特幣採礦網絡就消耗了與全球幾個主要國家相當的電力。”

The currency is currently available for use in parts of Switzerland and Denmark, with users throughout many other parts of Europe able to invest in the currency. It is not yet available for investment in the United States, although interested parties can express their interest on Toco's website.

該貨幣目前可用於瑞士和丹麥的部分地區，歐洲許多其他地區的用戶都可以投資於貨幣。儘管有興趣的人士可以對TOCO網站表達自己的興趣，但尚不可用於美國的投資。