Mining converts methane from landfills into electricity, without government subsidies.
Network stabilization will replace sats as the primary source of income.
Daniel Batten, co-founder of CH4 Capital and expert in environmental impact and technology, spoke exclusively with CriptoNoticias during the MAD Bitcoin Summit 2026 about how the negative narrative about Bitcoin mining is no longer actively fueled, but that the work now consists of healing that perception: first proving that he is not a villain, and then showing that he is a hero for the green energy transition.
He argues that Bitcoin mining is radically different from AI data centers—like a bee versus a hornet—because its consumption is extremely flexible, making it an ideal power grid stabilizer with intermittent renewable energy. Batten’s central argument is that Bitcoin mining is developing a secondary — and potentially primary in the future — source of income through network stabilization services and support for AI data centers, which will need to incorporate a small percentage of mining in order to connect to the electrical grid.