According to Nic Carter, per-capita compute is set to rise by many orders of magnitude and AI data centers will consume 30%+ of total power, a trend he says is unfolding now (Source: Nic Carter on X, Oct 29, 2025). For crypto markets, higher power usage directly impacts Bitcoin (BTC) mining economics because electricity is the dominant operating cost for Proof-of-Work miners (Source: Cambridge Centre for Alternative Finance, CBECI). Traders in crypto mining equities and energy-sensitive digital assets can treat Carter’s energy-demand signal as a risk factor for margins and uptime amid potential grid tightness (Source: Nic Carter on X, Oct 29, 2025; Cambridge Centre for Alternative Finance, CBECI).