新的加密货币TOCO旨在通过解决其最肮脏的秘密之一来破坏加密世界

托科（Toco）由一家瑞士南部非洲初创公司（Swiss-South African Interup）发起，将自己视为“货币体系，在环境中占有价值”。

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

一种新的数字货币TOCO的目标是通过解决其最肮脏的秘密之一来破坏加密货币世界。

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创公司（Swiss-South African Interup）发起，将自己视为“货币体系，在环境中占有价值”。它通过用碳储备的碳信用额来支持每枚硬币来做到这一点。

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.

下一步报道，Euronews报道说，每个烟草的价值约为28美元。当用户购买TOCO时，碳储备会使用这笔钱购买碳去除证书，这可以证明已通过森林或可再生能源等项目从大气中清除了碳。

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

Toco联合创始人Paul Rowett说：“这些资产随后构成了基本的价值，可以使货币流通。”

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.

然后，该货币可以在某些商店和餐馆中使用 - 目前在瑞士和丹麦的少数几个地点 - 也可以将其转移到另一个帐户中。

"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说：“我们专门选择了这条路线，以便我们可以在碳市场上创造一致的需求，以便个人的魔力和在托科（Toco）中为午餐付费并创造脱碳需求是一个神奇的概念。”

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

Toco官员说，该货币使用许可的集中区块链，以确保用户的资金安全，同时允许其交易透明度。

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

鉴于加密货币使用了令人惊讶的能量，托管背后的想法尤其重要。

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.

采矿加密货币 - 尤其是比特币，使用了大量能量。取决于为进行采矿的计算机提供动力的能源，这可能会将大量污染气体释放到环境中。

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

一项2024年的研究发现，“仅比特币采矿网络就消耗了与全球几个主要国家相当的电力。”

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.

该货币目前可用于瑞士和丹麦的部分地区，欧洲许多其他地区的用户都可以投资于货币。尽管有兴趣的人士可以对TOCO网站表达自己的兴趣，但尚不可用于美国的投资。