Bitcoin miners are betting on AI over crypto

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  This is the indicator from Planet Money.

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  I'm Darian Woods.

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  And I'm Stephen Misaha.

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  There's a big shift happening right now in the world of Bitcoin.

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  And no, we are not talking about how much the price has plummeted in recent months.

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  We're talking about a deeper shift,

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  one happening underground that gets to the core of how the cryptocurrency works.

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  We're going into the Bitcoin mines.

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  The thing about Bitcoin is that it does not have one group in charge of making new coins like the US Treasury for the dollar.

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  Instead, the so-called Bitcoin miners solve complex math problems on computers.

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  And if they're successful, a Bitcoin is born.

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  It used to be that pretty much anyone could do this in their bedroom even.

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  But you need pretty powerful computers and a lot of energy.

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  So today it's mostly done by companies with big data centers.

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  But recently, those companies are shifting away from Bitcoin mining to a new technology.

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  Yes, it is the great disruptor of the entire economy, and it's shaking up Bitcoin too.

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  They're switching to AI.

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  AI comes first all.

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  So on today's show,

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