Square Takes a Swipe at the Bitcoin Energy Debate With $5 Million Solar Mining Investment – Bitcoin News – Bitcoin News

As the conversation about Bitcoin’s energy consumption reaches a fever pitch, Jack Dorsey’s payment provider Square has unveiled plans to fund a sustainable bitcoin mining facility in conjunction with Blockstream.
Bitcoin faces no shortage of consternation, but the spat over the cryptocurrency’s footprint spilled out into the public over the last few weeks following comments from Elon Musk.
Although U.S. miners have come together to form the Bitcoin Mining Council following Musk’s critique by promising…

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