BTC225: Bitcoin Revolutionizing Renewable Energy w/ Daniel Batten (Bitcoin Podcast)

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Stig Brodersen

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🗓️ 12 March 2025

⏱️ 58 minutes

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In this episode, Daniel Batten discusses how Bitcoin is driving advancements in renewable energy, the decentralization of global hash rates and mining pools, and the rise of heat reuse technology. Together with Preston, they explore innovations in mining, the potential of zinc recycling and methane capture, the intersection of AI and Bitcoin, and the growing energy demands of the industry. IN THIS EPISODE YOU’LL LEARN: 00:00 - Intro 01:35 - Innovations in the mining industry, including zinc recycling and methane landfill use 02:11 - How Bitcoin mining is decentralizing globally and why it matters 02:39 - The role of mining pool distribution in securing the network 03:03 - Why mining pools could pose a vulnerability in Bitcoin’s infrastructure 06:57 - How Bitcoin is disrupting the energy sector just like it disrupted finance 19:55 - The intersection of AI and Bitcoin and what it means for the future 24:43 - Why increasing energy demand for Bitcoin mining isn't necessarily a bad thing 34:05 - The future of heat reuse in Bitcoin mining and the Heatpunk Summit 40:58 - Insights into the "Bitax" and its potential impact on Bitcoin 49:12 - The type of power generation that will likely dominate Bitcoin mining in the future Disclaimer: Slight discrepancies in the timestamps may occur due to podcast platform differences. BOOKS AND RESOURCES Daniel’s X account. Daniel’s Nostr account. Why Bitcoin Mining is Indispensable Climate Action by Daniel Batten. Check out all the books mentioned and discussed in our podcast episodes here. Enjoy ad-free episodes when you subscribe to our Premium Feed. NEW TO THE SHOW? Join the exclusive TIP Mastermind Community to engage in meaningful stock investing discussions with Stig, Clay, Kyle, and the other community members. Follow our official social media accounts: X (Twitter) | LinkedIn | | Instagram | Facebook | TikTok. Check out our Bitcoin Fundamentals Starter Packs. Browse through all our episodes (complete with transcripts) here. Try our tool for picking stock winners and managing our portfolios: TIP Finance Tool. Enjoy exclusive perks from our favorite Apps and Services. Get smarter about valuing businesses in just a few minutes each week through our newsletter, The Intrinsic Value Newsletter. Learn how to better start, manage, and grow your business with the best business podcasts. SPONSORS Support our free podcast by supporting our sponsors: Hardblock Found SimpleMining CFI Education Netsuite Unchained The Bitcoin Way Vanta Shopify Fintool Onramp TurboTax Vanta Fundrise Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Support our show by becoming a premium member! https://theinvestorspodcastnetwork.supportingcast.fm

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0:00.0	You're listening to TIP.
0:02.8	Hey everyone, welcome to this Wednesday's release of the Bitcoin Fundamentals podcast.
0:06.7	On today's show, I have energy expert and investor Daniel Batten on the show to talk about
0:11.2	some of the amazing things happening in the merging of Bitcoin mining and energy.
0:15.5	Daniel comes with some amazing stories of things he's seen from all over the world and in
0:20.0	unique use cases of harnessing
0:21.7	wasted and stranded energy. He's an outstanding communicator and has a way of making
0:26.2	this topic extremely interesting. So without further delay, here's my chat with Daniel.
0:34.8	Celebrating 10 years. You are listening to Bitcoin Fundamentals by the Investors Podcast Network.
0:41.5	Now for your host, Preston Pish.
0:52.9	Hey, everyone.
0:53.8	Welcome to the show. I'm here with Daniel Batten. And Daniel, I'm thrilled to get into some of these areas that you're an expert in, which is Bitcoin and Energy. Welcome to the show.
1:03.1	Thanks, Preston. Great to be here. All right. So I guess let's start here. Just give people a little bit of a background on yourself so that they kind of know where you're coming from and maybe a little bit of your Bitcoin story and how you got into it.
1:14.6	Sure. Well, I am a late comment to this party. I only really started writing about Bitcoin in
1:19.5	2022. Before that, I was a technology entrepreneur, started up companies, exited companies,
1:25.6	then moved into investing in technology companies.
1:28.5	And then I found that we were investing in some technology companies that were solving some
1:32.8	real world challenges around energy. For example, one company which did zinc recycling and
1:39.1	they found a way to do it, which was less energy intensive and less emission intensive than any existing technique
1:46.1	and got rid of coal furnaces.
1:47.7	That was good.
1:48.7	We invest in that.
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