343. Bitcoin Electricity Consumption May Have Peaked

The Bitcoin Standard Podcast by Dr. Saifedean Ammous

Sep 15, 202629:08Business

Saifedean argues bitcoin mining electricity consumption and capital expenditure may have peaked, and presents the argument as a testable hypothesis, and discusses the long-term implications for bitcoin, mining, and AI. F...

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