AEP Ohio requires new data centers larger than 25 megawatts to pay for at least 85% of their predicted monthly power use, even if they use less, under a 2025 PUC settlement.
Filecoin spreads storage across thousands of independent providers, none drawing that kind of load.
Why is there no undisputed winner in the distributed storage sector yet?
Because IPFS, Filecoin, and Arweave do not actually solve the same problem.
✅ IPFS addresses data identity and integrity.
✅ Filecoin addresses long-term availability.
✅ Arweave addresses permanent historical storage.
A truly mature AI data infrastructure isn't about choosing just one of these; it’s about making them work together.
The data architecture of the future will look like this:
Content-addressing layer → Proof-of-storage layer → Permanent storage layer → Hot retrieval layer → On-chain governance layer
Bitroot does not position itself as a physical warehouse for all data, but rather as a trusted ledger for the value flow of AI data.
Data storage is infrastructure;
Data rights confirmation is the value network.
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