CryptoQuant CEO Says Bitcoin Is Emerging As Money For An AI-Driven Energy Economy

On Wednesday, CryptoQuant CEO Ki Young Ju reiterated the view that Bitcoin functions as a form of "energy money," arguing that proof-of-work is evolving into a settlement layer for an AI-centric economy constrained by power rather than narratives. He aligned his comments with Hashed CEO Simon Kim's thesis that Bitcoin mining infrastructure and curtailed renewable energy can be monetized as AI demand for high-density, flexible power grows, citing large sovereign wealth allocations and flare-gas projects. Kim further claimed that over half of Bitcoin mining now relies on sustainable energy, that methane-based flare-gas mining materially cuts CO2-equivalent emissions, and that miners in regions like Texas act as controllable loads that support grid stability.