Silicon & Sparks: The Energy Cost of Crypto & AI (Part 1 of 2)

The Overlap · Aug 28, 2025 · 1h 6m · transcript

Welcome back, folks. This week, we’re plunging headfirst into the digital abyss. We’re exploring two of the most powerful and perplexing technologies of our time: the seemingly unstoppable rise of cryptocurrency and the paradigm-shifting potential of artificial intelligence.

Are these forces of innovation our inevitable salvation, or are they setting the stage for a global disaster? We’re going to pull back the curtain on what they actually are, dissect their mind-boggling energy consumption, and ask the million-dollar question: Could this entire mess spark a new energy revolution, or are we…