This panel looks at how flexible Bitcoin mining can help the United States build a cleaner and more reliable energy grid while boosting rural economies.

Margot Paez: Fellow at the Bitcoin Policy Institute who studies Bitcoin energy use, climate policy, and grid economics. Margeaux Plaisted: VP of Policy and Government Relations at CleanSpark, the largest pure-play Bitcoin miner in North America, leading high-efficiency operations and community partnerships. Michael Enright: Senior Vice President at TeraWulf, a publicly traded miner and HPC company that runs the hydropowered Lake Mariner data center in upstate New York.