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“Fast forward 2 years and we have another halving. Another four years and we have another having again. And at the point where we’re basically under a bitcoin a block, it starts getting pretty expensive to mine bitcoin when the alternative use of energy is AI.” Thank you for all the downloads on my show with MARA CEO Fred Thiel. Don’t miss the full show wherever you stream your podcasts.
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“Fast forward 2 years and we have another halving. Another four years and we have another having again. And at the point where we’re basically under a bitcoin a block, it starts getting pretty expensive to mine bitcoin when the alternative use of energy is AI.” Thank you for all the downloads on my show with MARA CEO Fred Thiel. Don’t miss the full show wherever you stream your podcasts.

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