Filecoin Might Have a Way for Bitcoin to Fight Its Energy Critics (if Miners Use It)

Filecoin Might Have a Way for Bitcoin to Fight Its Energy Critics (if Miners Use It)
The Filecoin Green project, a way of mapping the electricity used by the largest decentralized data storage blockchain, has launched an open-source dashboard in a bid to prove its commitment to renewable energy.Notably, the system could also be used by bitcoin to help clean up the largest cryptocurrency’s dirty image, according to Filecoin Green’s creator, Alan Ransil.“If bitcoin miners are interested, they could set up a database where their energy use and proof of renewable energy use are recorded,” said Ransil in an interview. “The open-source solutions we are building and helping to test – such as the Filecoin dashboard…