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Adam Swick is a veteran strategist at the intersection of energy and digital finance, most recently as the Chief Growth Officer at MARA. We discuss how interruptible Bitcoin mining stabilizes grid supply and demand, why miners monetize stranded energy as a buyer of last resort, and how AI data centers collide with Bitcoin on power, uptime, and infrastructure.
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ℹ️ EPISODE SUMMARY
Bram Kanstein and Adam Swick discuss how Bitcoin turns raw energy into engineered truth. They cover Adam’s jump from high finance to Bitcoin mining. Swick reveals why proof of work and interruptible load rewires the power grid, not just finance. They break down Bitcoin mining as the buyer of last resort for stranded energy, like filling every empty airline seat. AI data centers enter as a rival with different rules: uptime, fiber, and capex.
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