Nuclear Approval Acceleration May Boost Both AI and Bitcoin, VanEck CEO Says Cheap Energy Can Ease Miner Selling Pressure

Odaily News: Jan van Eck stated that approving more nuclear power projects could simultaneously boost AI and Bitcoin: on one hand by enhancing AI value, and on the other by easing Bitcoin selling pressure through providing cheaper energy to miners. Bipartisan support for nuclear energy in the U.S. is strong, with the goal of quadrupling nuclear power output within 25 years, as evidenced by the accelerated restart of the Three Mile Island nuclear reactor. Matthew Sigel, Head of Digital Assets Research at VanEck, stated that miners hold long-term power contracts and infrastructure, possessing undervalued optionality value; if miners shift toward AI contract revenue, their pressure to sell Bitcoin will correspondingly decrease.