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""Bitcoin has no use case"" is the dumbest take in finance.

Beyond simply being a viable money, of which Bitcoin is king, let me show you in detail what Bitcoin does in meat space through Bitcoin mining:

1. Grid Balancing

Bitcoin miners are interruptible load. When energy demand spikes, they shut off instantly, stabilizing the grid.

Texas uses miners as ""demand response"" to prevent blackouts. They're paid to turn OFF during peak demand.

That's not waste. That's infrastructure.

2. Monetizing Stranded Energy

Renewable energy often gets built where transmission infrastructure doesn't exist yet (remote wind/hydro).

Bitcoin miners set up on-site, monetizing energy that would otherwise be curtailed (wasted).

This subsidizes renewable build-out.

3. Capturing Flared Gas

Oil fields flare ~140 billion cubic feet of natural gas annually because there's no pipeline to capture it.

Bitcoin miners use portable containers to capture that gas, mine Bitcoin, and turn waste methane (terrible for climate) into revenue.

4. Industrial Heat Recovery

Mining generates heat. Instead of venting it:

• Greenhouses use it to grow food year-round

• Lumber companies use it for kiln drying

• Fish farms use it for aquaculture heating

• Buildings use it for district heating

Waste heat → productive output.

5. Enabling Energy Infrastructure

Energy companies can now justify building transmission lines to remote areas because miners provide guaranteed demand before population arrives.

Once infrastructure exists, other industries follow.

Bitcoin bootstraps energy access.

6. Landfill Methane Capture

Landfills produce methane (84x worse than CO2 for warming).

Bitcoin miners partner with landfills to capture methane, mine Bitcoin, and prevent greenhouse emissions.

Literally turning trash into treasure while helping the environment.

Bitcoin mining is one of the most useful demand-side energy technologies ever invented.

It balances grids, monetizes waste, subsidizes renewables, and captures emissions.