Strategic Insights in Bitcoin Mining: Energy, Decentralization, and Policy
The October 26, 2024 episode of The Transformation of Value podcast features Robert Warren discussing the evolution and challenges in the Bitcoin mining industry.
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Bitcoin and Decentralization: Insights into Off-Grid Living and Digital Independence
The October 25, 2024 episode of THE Bitcoin Podcast featured 'Sat,' of Lightning Goats, explaining his journey toward achieving independence from traditional societal structures, fueled by Bitcoin and facilitated by living offgrid, where users can “zap” Bitcoin to feed goats.
A Time-Sensitive Call for Bitcoin Ownership
The October 24, 2024 episode of the Tim Kotzman podcast features British HODL advocating that individuals should make obtaining one Bitcoin a priority due to its limited supply and the rising institutional interest.
Bitcoin’s Portfolio Power: An Institutional Edge
The October 25, 2024 episode of The Last Trade podcast features Mark Connors discussing Bitcoin’s emerging role in portfolio diversification and institutional investment, emphasizing its unique risk-reward profile compared to traditional assets.
Streamlining Bitcoin Core: A Community-Driven Approach to Security and Accessibility
The October 26, 2024 episode of the Stephan Livera Podcast features Bitcoin Core developers Gloria Zhao and Fabian Jahr discussing new features, security, and the challenges of decentralized development.
Unlocking Decentralized Payments: Insights from Nostr’s Bitcoin Integration
In the October 24, 2024 episode of the Bitcoin Review podcast, the panel discusses the rapidly evolving Nostr protocol, with a primary focus on integrating Bitcoin payments into decentralized social interactions.
Bitcoin's Role in Inflation and Financial Autonomy
The October 23, 2024 episode of the Tim Kotzman podcast features Bram Kanstein discussing Bitcoin’s unique potential as a stable store of value and an alternative to inflationary fiat systems.
Bitcoin mining
Bitcoin mining using landfill gas - model code
Python code replicates results and reproduces Figures from Rudd et al. 2024. An integrated landfill gas-to-energy and Bitcoin mining framework. Journal of Cleaner Production
Bitcoin Mining at the Energy Edge
The July 7, 2026 episode of the Isabel Foxen Duke podcast features Stephen Barbour describing Bitcoin mining as flexible load for upstream energy production.
Chapter 04. Bitcoin mining: when energy becomes commitment
Here is the June 2026 draft of chapter 04 in my forthcoming new book, When Policy Falls Behind: Bitcoin, AI, and the Governance of Fast Systems. Click here for a downloadable pdf version. Copyright © 2026 by Murray A Rudd.
Introduction
Envision a Bitcoin mining operation – a specialized, energy-intensive data
Off-Grid Bitcoin Mining and Data Sovereignty
The February 27, 2026 episode of The Bitcoin Way features HODL Tarantula explaining how modular, off-grid Bitcoin mining infrastructure monetizes stranded energy while avoiding grid and regulatory chokepoints.
Gold, Silver and Bitcoin in a $350T Debt World
The February 24, 2026 episode of Kitco News features Frank Holmes assessing how a $350 trillion global debt overhang is reshaping demand for gold, silver, and Bitcoin.
Bitcoin Awareness, Calendars, and Real Ownership
The February 20, 2026 episode of The Bitcoin Way features TC explaining how his Timechain Calendar project visualizes Bitcoin’s blocks, difficulty adjustments, and supply dynamics.
Monetizing the Megawatt: Bitcoin Mining in the Age of AI
The February 17, 2026 episode of the Stephan Livera Podcast features Rob Warren discussing how AI data center demand is reshaping Bitcoin mining economics and grid relationships.
Macro trends
Gold, Silver and Bitcoin in a $350T Debt World
The February 24, 2026 episode of Kitco News features Frank Holmes assessing how a $350 trillion global debt overhang is reshaping demand for gold, silver, and Bitcoin.
Safe Havens, Gold, and Custody Risk in Bitcoin
The February 23, 2026 episode of the Robin Seyr Podcast features Michael Tanguma assessing whether Bitcoin’s sharp drawdown reflects broken fundamentals or a temporary dislocation.
Bitcoin, Gold and the Global Liquidity Cycle
The February 24, 2026 episode of the Archie Podcast features Andre Dragosch analyzing why Bitcoin has halved from its October 2025 peak despite strong institutional demand and continued global liquidity.
AI Deflation and the Repricing of Growth
The February 22, 2026 episode of the Jordi Visser Podcast features Jordi arguing that artificial intelligence is structurally repricing growth assets across public and private markets.
Japan’s Bitcoin Treasury Bridge
The February 20, 2026 episode of the Robin Seyr Podcast features Phil Geiger outlining how Metaplanet channels Japan’s $15 trillion retirement and savings pool toward Bitcoin.
Bitcoin’s Disappointing Cycle and the Path to Renewed Demand
The February 17, 2026 episode of Coin Stories features Lyn Alden arguing that Bitcoin’s latest cycle underperformed because topline demand remained weak despite supportive liquidity signals.
Gold Repricing, Bond Fragility, and Scarce Asset Rotation
The January 28, 2026 episode of the Scarce Assets podcast features Jeroen Blokland explaining why gold’s move toward $5,000 reflects a structural repricing driven by debt rollover dynamics, central bank intervention, and geopolitical stress.