{"id":76551,"date":"2026-03-17T08:16:32","date_gmt":"2026-03-17T08:16:32","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/dogewisperer.com\/?p=76551"},"modified":"2026-03-17T08:16:32","modified_gmt":"2026-03-17T08:16:32","slug":"has-ai-killed-bitcoin-debate-erupts-as-crypto-influencer-says-data-centers-outbid-miners-for-power","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/dogewisperer.com\/?p=76551","title":{"rendered":"Has AI Killed Bitcoin? Debate Erupts As Crypto Influencer Says Data Centers Outbid Miners For Power"},"content":{"rendered":"<div>\n<p>Cryptocurrency influencer\u00a0<strong>Ran Neuner<\/strong>\u00a0sparked a debate Sunday by claiming that artificial intelligence has become a major competitor to <strong>Bitcoin <\/strong><a class=\"ticker-link\" data-ticker=\"BTC\" data-exchange=\"CRYPTO\" href=\"https:\/\/www.benzinga.com\/quote\/BTC-USD\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">(CRYPTO: <\/a><a class=\"ticker\" href=\"https:\/\/www.benzinga.com\/quote\/btc\/usd\">BTC<\/a>) mining.<\/p>\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Is AI Computing More Profitable Than Bitcoin?<\/h2>\n<p>Neuner stated in an X post that AI has \u201ckilled Bitcoin forever\u201d by outbidding for electricity.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cBoth industries compete for the same thing: electricity. And right now, AI is willing to pay much more for it,\u201d Neuner added.<\/p>\n<p>Neuner cited that while Bitcoin mining revenue per megawatt ranges from $57 to $129,\u00a0AI data center revenue per\u00a0megawatt stands between $200 and $500.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cSame electricity. But up to 8x more profitable. That&#8217;s why miners are starting to pivot,\u201d they added.<\/p>\n<p><figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-rich is-provider-twitter wp-block-embed-twitter\"><\/p>\n<div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"500\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">AI has killed Bitcoin forever.<\/p>\n<p>It became Bitcoin mining&#8217;s biggest competitor.<\/p>\n<p>Not another crypto.<\/p>\n<p>AI.<\/p>\n<p>Because both industries compete for the same thing:<br \/>electricity.<\/p>\n<p>And right now, AI is willing to pay much more for it.<\/p>\n<p>Bitcoin mining revenue per MW:<br \/>$57 \u2013 $129<\/p>\n<p>AI data\u2026 <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/gN23lvRSl2\">pic.twitter.com\/gN23lvRSl2<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Ran Neuner (@cryptomanran) &#8230;<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<\/div>\n<\/figure>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.benzinga.com\/crypto\/cryptocurrency\/26\/03\/51288984\/has-ai-killed-bitcoin-debate-erupts-as-crypto-influencer-says-data-centers-outbid-miners-fo?utm_source=benzinga_taxonomy&amp;utm_medium=rss_feed_free&amp;utm_content=taxonomy_rss&amp;utm_campaign=channel\" alt=\"Has\" ai killed bitcoin debate erupts as crypto influencer says data centers outbid miners for power>Full story available on Benzinga.com<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Cryptocurrency influencer\u00a0Ran Neuner\u00a0sparked a debate Sunday by claiming that artificial intelligence has become a major competitor to Bitcoin (CRYPTO: BTC) mining. Is AI Computing More Profitable Than Bitcoin? Neuner stated in an X post that AI has \u201ckilled Bitcoin forever\u201d by outbidding for electricity. \u201cBoth industries compete for the same thing: electricity. And right now, [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"iawp_total_views":0,"footnotes":""},"categories":[2],"tags":[3,4,5],"class_list":["post-76551","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-news","tag-crypto","tag-doge","tag-news"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/dogewisperer.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/76551","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/dogewisperer.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/dogewisperer.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/dogewisperer.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/dogewisperer.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=76551"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/dogewisperer.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/76551\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/dogewisperer.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=76551"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/dogewisperer.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=76551"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/dogewisperer.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=76551"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}