Will AI Make Energy the New Money? Elon Musk Points Toward the Sun

Elon Musk Is Weighing The Sun's Power For AI, While Crypto Bettors Weigh How Many SpaceX Starships Will S

Elon Musk reiterated on Tuesday the importance of solar energy for the future, while cryptocurrency punters bet on how many Space Exploration Technologies Corp. (NASDAQ:SPCX) Starship launches would successfully land in space. Polymarket Wagers On Space Exploration Polygon (CRYPTO: POL)-based Polymarket assigned a 40% chance that fewer than five launches will succeed in 2026, down from 56% a week earlier. There was a 28% chance of 5–6 successful…

Will AI Make Energy the New Money? Elon Musk Points Toward the Sun

Musk links 0.0001% of Sun power to AI far beyond humanity’s combined level. IEA puts 2025 data center electricity use at 485 TWh as AI-focused demand grew by 50%. Bitcoin mining draws focus on flexible load, emissions, and local grid value as AI grows. Elon Musk’s latest AI energy claim has pushed computing power back into focus. He said AI could exceed human intelligence by using 0.0001% of the Sun’s power. However, Bitcoin mining is again bein…