{"podcast":{"title":"The Bitcoin Layer","slug":"the-bitcoin-layer-7070444","podcast_index_feed_id":7070444,"rss_url":"https://feeds.simplecast.com/Y2219Riv","website_url":"https://mysoundwise.com/soundcasts/1665708396190s","image_url":"https://image.simplecastcdn.com/images/31efc846-0793-410a-9634-9cbb9ab441fd/a42dcdab-5758-48ca-b40a-791279675300/3000x3000/b_black_500x500.jpg?aid=rss_feed","author":"The Bitcoin Layer","episode_count":285,"summary":"The Bitcoin Layer is a premium markets research provider, covering bitcoin through a global macro lens | Research, Analysis, & Education Featuring Nik Bhatia, author of the #1 Amazon bestseller Layered Money and USC Marshall School of Business professor. Subscribe to our research publication and YouTube channel to learn about global macroeconomics, bitcoin, Lightning Network, the monetary and financial system, the Federal Reserve, interest rates, and geopolitics. Most importantly, develop a framework for understanding global markets—connect the dots between economic and financial concepts to see the bigger picture. Look no further for your bitcoin and macro education!","last_synced_at":"2026-07-31T20:19:22.621040+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-bitcoin-layer-7070444"},"episode":{"title":"AI Is Breaking the Power Grid, and Bitcoin Is the Fix","slug":"ai-is-breaking-the-power-grid-and-bitcoin-is-the-fix","published_at":"2026-06-09T12:00:00+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-bitcoin-layer-7070444/ai-is-breaking-the-power-grid-and-bitcoin-is-the-fix","show_page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-bitcoin-layer-7070444","url":"https://mysoundwise.com/soundcasts/1665708396190s","audio_url":"https://cdn.simplecast.com/media/audio/transcoded/8ed6a33d-2ac9-4ae6-bdbb-334a1cbb3f52/93f29295-b98b-46ce-9822-223c512497e8/episodes/audio/group/a6a19b0a-68b5-40a4-be9b-d6c58ebe32a9/group-item/2b013200-6a1e-4503-beec-4c2e586e7187/128_default_tc.mp3?aid=rss_feed&feed=Y2219Riv","summary":"In this episode, Nik welcomes back Daniel Batten, bitcoin researcher and longtime voice on bitcoin's role in energy, for a conversation on the collision between AI, the power grid, and bitcoin mining. The Bitcoin Layer and its guests do not provide investment advice.","meta_description":"In this episode, Nik welcomes back Daniel Batten, bitcoin researcher and longtime voice on bitcoin's role in energy, for a conversation on the collision b…","key_points":[],"chapters":[],"topics":[],"duration_seconds":2249,"processing_state":"not_requested","actions":[{"name":"request_transcript","method":"POST","url":"https://stenobird.com/v1/public/podcasts/the-bitcoin-layer-7070444/episodes/ai-is-breaking-the-power-grid-and-bitcoin-is-the-fix/transcription-requests","description":"Idempotently request low-priority transcript generation for this episode."},{"name":"read_markdown","method":"GET","url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-bitcoin-layer-7070444/ai-is-breaking-the-power-grid-and-bitcoin-is-the-fix.md","description":"Read the agent-friendly Markdown representation of this episode resource."}]}}