AI Is Breaking the Power Grid, and Bitcoin Is the Fix

About this episode

Nik discusses the intersection of AI, the power grid, and bitcoin mining with Daniel Batten.

In this episode, Nik welcomes back Daniel Batten, bitcoin researcher and longtime voice on bitcoin's role in energy, for a conversation on the collision between AI, the power grid, and bitcoin mining. The Bitcoin Layer and its guests do not provide investment advice.

People in this episode

Host: Nik

Guest: Daniel Batten

Topics covered

• AI
• power grid
• bitcoin mining
• energy
• technology

Keywords

• AI
• bitcoin
• power grid
• energy
• mining

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: The Bitcoin Layer, bitcoin, AI, power grid, bitcoin mining

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