AI and Crypto Mining: How will AI affect the industry?
. . . . . Since the inception of blockchain technology, crypto mining has emerged as a viable industry for miners to earn a steady flow of income. However, with the advent of Artificial Intelligence (AI), the mining sector is now looking at a viable alternative that is claimed to be cheaper and more efficient. As the crypto expansion took over the world in the past decade, the mining industry has become more and more consolidated, requiring heavy operational costs and complex digital infrastructure. Events like Bitcoin Halving have also impacted the passive earnings of miners even as the value of BTC has been skyrocketing year after year. Today, as of 2024, individual miners have almost vanished from the scene, passing on the baton to companies that can afford the operational costs. The expansion of the crypto ecosystem has been corresponding with the emergence of Artificial Intelligence futuristic technology set to define the decade of 2020. AI has permeated the mining ...