HashrateUp - A Bitcoin Mining Podcast

What If Your Heater Paid Your Electricity Bill? w/ Max Obwexer

May 14, 2026·32 min
Episode Description from the Publisher

🔗 Max Obwexer (21energy):Website: https://21energy.comX: https://x.com/21energy_comLinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/maximilianobwexerIn this episode of HashrateUp, Jesse sits down with Max Obwexer, Co-Founder & CEO of 21energy, to explore how Bitcoin mining hardware is being turned into residential heating infrastructure — and why it still makes economic sense even at historic low hash prices.Max breaks down the real numbers behind Bitcoin heating versus heating oil in Austria, introduces the 21energy Port for solar automation via Home Assistant, and explains how 21energy is building a platform that aggregates thousands of distributed heating devices for grid balancing — creating additional revenue streams on top of hashrate and heat.0:00 Intro1:21 Company overview3:04 Bitcoin heating economics5:17 Low hash price — does it still make sense?11:50 Why Europe comes first13:30 Grid balancing platform20:35 The 21energy Port25:36 Product roadmap29:11 Rapid fire🛠 Sponsored by:SoloMining – Home & solo mining made easyCode: HASHRATEUPhttps://solomining.deAltair Technology – Buy Bitcoin Mining SolutionsCode: HASHRATEUPhttps://altairtech.io📲 HashrateUp Hardware DealsTelegram: https://t.me/hashrateup📩 HashrateUp Newsletterhttps://hashrateup.com/newsletter-sign-up/

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