Bitcoin for Millennials 3 BIG Developments Pushing Bitcoin Adoption in 2025 | Daniel Batten | BFM195
Oct 9, 2025
Daniel Batten, a climate-tech investor and managing partner at CH4 Capital, dives into groundbreaking trends propelling Bitcoin adoption by 2025. He discusses how Bitcoin mining can effectively utilize stranded energy sources and tackle landfill methane, while also stabilizing renewable energy grids. Batten shares compelling research showing Bitcoin mining’s sustainability and reveals why global pension funds are increasingly interested. Highlighting nations like Bhutan and Ethiopia, he explores how countries leverage Bitcoin for economic stability and humanitarian purposes, redefining the cryptocurrency’s narrative.
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Mining Turns Waste Energy Into Value
- Bitcoin mining creates a unique industry where ~80% of costs are power, so miners chase cheap, stranded energy.
- That incentive drives methane mitigation, stranded renewables use, and grid stabilization.
Hashing Heat Powers Homes
- Bitcoin mining's exhaust heat can be captured to heat homes and hot water, addressing half of global energy demand related to heating.
- Finland now sources 2% of district heating from Bitcoin heat recycling, displacing fossil fuels.
Environmental Narrative Has Flipped
- Multiple peer-reviewed studies show Bitcoin supports grid decarbonization by migrating mining toward cleaner energy and improving renewables' economics.
- Over a halving cycle emissions stayed static while efficiency and cleaner energy usage increased.