BTC249: The Convergence of Bitcoin, AI, and Energy w/ Rod Roudi (Bitcoin Podcast)

We Study Billionaires - The Investor’s Podcast Network

Stig Brodersen

Education, Investing, Business

4.6 • 3.6K Ratings

🗓️ 27 August 2025

⏱️ 59 minutes

🔗️ Recording | iTunes | RSS

🧾️ Download transcript

Summary

Rod and Preston discuss Bitcoin’s rapid innovation, from ARK protocol transactions to new mining hardware. They examine custody solutions for Bitcoin treasuries, balancing institutional needs with community values, and preview the Custody & Treasury Summit and “Imagine If” event. IN THIS EPISODE YOU’LL LEARN: 00:00 - Intro 02:01 - The latest Bitcoin innovations, including ARK protocol’s first transaction. 04:00 - Block’s new modular mining hardware and its market impact. 10:03 - Why custody solutions are critical for Bitcoin treasuries. 13:15 - The challenges and opportunities of institutional Bitcoin adoption. 15:05 - How Rod and Preston see Bitcoin custody evolving in the coming years. 23:02 - Insights into Bitcoin Park’s expansion from Nashville to Austin. 28:55 - The goals of the Custody & Treasury Summit and “Imagine If” summit. 33:10 - The vision for Nashville as a hub for Bitcoin, AI, and energy convergence. 36:05 - How AI tools are transforming workflows, events, and productivity. 45:20 - Plans for future summits and a 12-city tour to advance Bitcoin conversations. Disclaimer: Slight discrepancies in the timestamps may occur due to podcast platform differences. BOOKS AND RESOURCES Learn about the upcoming event at Bitcoin Park: Bitcoin Custody and Treasury Summit at Bitcoin Park. Read about the details on the first-ever Bitcoin, AI, and Energy convergence event: Imagine IF (Bitcoin, AI, and Energy Summit) information. Check out all the books mentioned and discussed in our podcast episodes ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠here⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠. Enjoy ad-free episodes when you subscribe to our⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Premium Feed⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠. NEW TO THE SHOW? Join the exclusive ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠TIP Mastermind Community⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ to engage in meaningful stock investing discussions with Stig, Clay, Kyle, and the other community members. Follow our official social media accounts: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠X (Twitter)⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ | ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠LinkedIn⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ | | ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Instagram⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ | ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Facebook⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ | ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠TikTok⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠. Check out our ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Bitcoin Fundamentals Starter Packs⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠. Browse through all our episodes (complete with transcripts) ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠here⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠. Try our tool for picking stock winners and managing our portfolios: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠TIP Finance Tool⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠. Enjoy exclusive perks from our ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠favorite Apps and Services⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠. Get smarter about valuing businesses in just a few minutes each week through our newsletter, ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠The Intrinsic Value Newsletter⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠. Learn how to better start, manage, and grow your business with the ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠best business podcasts⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠. SPONSORSSupport our free podcast by supporting our sponsors: SimpleMining HardBlock AnchorWatch Human Rights Foundation Cape Unchained Vanta Shopify Onramp Abundant Mines Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Support our show by becoming a premium member! https://theinvestorspodcastnetwork.supportingcast.fm

Transcript

Click on a timestamp to play from that location

0:00.0	You're listening to TIP.
0:02.7	Hey, everyone, welcome to this Wednesday's release of the Bitcoin Fundamentals podcast.
0:07.1	On today's show, I have Mr. Rod Rudy, who's the founder of Bitcoin Park and just an all-around
0:12.4	leader in the space.
0:13.8	And on the show, we cover a wide breadth of topics, like what Rod's doing to work in the state
0:18.7	of Tennessee that merges energy, AI, and Bitcoin.
0:23.2	What his thoughts are on the current shift and culture clash that's happening between legacy
0:27.6	bitcoins and all of these institutions that are now playing in this space?
0:31.7	We cover his thoughts on the current market cycle, and if this time is different, among
0:36.1	many other fun topics, this is a show
0:38.6	you won't want to miss, so sit back, hold tight, and enjoy the show.
0:46.2	Celebrating 10 years, you are listening to Bitcoin Fundamentals by the Investors Podcast Network.
0:52.9	Now for your host, Preston Pish.
1:00.2	Hey, everyone.
1:05.3	Welcome to the show.
1:06.4	I am here with the one and only Rod Rudy out of Bitcoin Park, Nashville.
1:45.5	Rod, it's been too long. It's been way too long. How are you doing? I'm doing very well, Preston. Happy Friday. Welcome back to the States. It's great to see you. Yeah, it's good to be back. I love going to Europe. Yeah. I just hate the flying business. Like the admin to get there is the part that is like just terrible. But once I'm there, I'm loving the coffee, first of all. Like it doesn't get any better than that. But yeah, no, I'm happy to be back home. Yeah. And it's just, I mean, you were in Riga, right? Yeah. It's all the county badger. Just the people, what they're building, the innovation that you can touch and feel.
1:47.5	It's just, it's simply amazing.
1:48.6	How about the arc?
1:50.7	I, you know, absolutely.
1:59.5	Yeah, I was there and I was just talking with Max and Anna and they're like, oh, did you see that we did the first arc transaction?
2:00.0	Yeah.
	...

Transcript will be available on the free plan in 20 days. Upgrade to see the full transcript now.

Previous episode | Next episode

Disclaimer: The podcast and artwork embedded on this page are from Stig Brodersen, and are the property of its owner and not affiliated with or endorsed by Tapesearch.

Generated transcripts are the property of Stig Brodersen and are distributed freely under the Fair Use doctrine. Transcripts generated by Tapesearch are not guaranteed to be accurate.