Mathematician warns miners' shift to AI could weaken Bitcoin's economic security
- —A 51% attack is unprofitable: the miner with dominant hashrate stands to lose the most if confidence in BTC collapses
- —Every megawatt shifted from mining to AI reduces the hashrate securing the network
- —AI contracts offer steadier revenue than mining, whose returns depend on halvings and BTC's price
- —The protocol self-corrects: after China's mining exodus in 2021, hashrate recovered within months
Why it matters: Hashrate and the pace of mining capacity moving to AI will be key gauges of Bitcoin's attack resistance in coming quarters.
Source: CriptoTendencias
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