The technology of blockchain and smart contracts could make 2018 to the year of green revolution.
Often the choice of environmental friendly products is the most expensive way to choose. But the world of today needs more green ways to do business. There is a way to link blockchain with green contracts with better conditions for the environment. There is also an increasing economy interest at the financing of ecological projects and green funding opportunities. This fact can pave the way for green cryptocurrencies.
With the blockchain you can create currencies that are managed decentrally and at the same time represent specific forms of sustainability. For example, BP, Microsoft and UBS have joined forces in the Enterprise Ethereum Alliance to create new ways to control the entire supply chain of a product.
The true power of cryptocurrencies in the coming year could be that it works differently than regular money: GENERcoin, for example, has a countervalue in biofuel and SolarCoins are issued on presentation of renewable energy certificates. This form of the Blockchain currency could enable decentralized power generation, with individual users of solar cells and wind turbines simultaneously being the producers.