Meta-requirement MR6: Resource efficiency
Blockchain technology must use resources efficiently to reduce waste and optimize resource usage.
Source paper
This meta-requirement is proposed by Meta-requirements for the Design of a Blockchain-enabled Multi-sided Platform for Sustainability and Circular Economy (Hanna Buyssens, Stijn Viaene, 2024).
Related meta-requirements
- Meta-requirement MR2: Smart contracts - The paper states that "efficiencies of these integrations can be automated through mechanisms such as smart contracts (MR2) and tokenization (MR3) by ensuring more streamlining of the transactions, thereby requiring fewer intermediaries and resources to monitor sustainable behavior."
- Meta-requirement MR3: Tokenization - Same source statement: "efficiencies of these integrations can be automated through mechanisms such as smart contracts (MR2) and tokenization (MR3)... thereby requiring fewer intermediaries and resources to monitor sustainable behavior."