The Bitcoin blockchain needs miners to function. In this episode of the Beyond Markets podcast, Manuel Villegas, Next Generation Research, talks to Helen Freer about the Bitcoin mining ecosystem, covering topics including how the Bitcoin mining process works, what artificial intelligence has to do with it, and how mining activity influences the overall market dynamics.

00:51 Why has Bitcoin mining become such an important topic lately?
03:01 How does mining actually work? 
03:47 How do energy costs affect the profitability of Bitcoin miners?
05:23 What is the hashrate?
06:46 How does mining activity influence market dynamics?
07:52 What drives the profitability of Bitcoin miners?
09:28 What does artificial intelligence have to do with Bitcoin mining? 
10:50 How might the outcome of the US election impact Bitcoin mining?
12:08 The outlook for Bitcoin miners and the Bitcoin market

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