2026-01-05 04:22:43

2026 is a critical year for Elon Musk. In a recent long interview, he laid out the timeline for four major projects—SpaceX focusing on commercial aviation, Tesla advancing autonomous driving, Neuralink deepening brain-machine interfaces, and Boring Company developing hyperloop. These projects seem to operate independently, but they actually contain an underlying development thread.

The most shocking part is his new economic hypothesis: when AI and robots become powerful enough to truly meet all human needs, the very meaning of money will change. The traditional model of allocating labor resources through currency will become ineffective, and humanity will enter an energy era—energy, not money, will be the true standard of value in the future.

This two-hour sharing of viewpoints has sparked widespread discussion in the industry. Especially for the cryptocurrency market, this clash of ideas has led many to reevaluate the long-term positioning of digital assets. Looking at the recent performance of coins like DOGE, BTC, and BNB, you can feel how sensitive the market's reaction to these future narratives is.

DOGE5,7%

BTC3,26%

BNB4,2%

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SandwichTrader

· 01-08 03:34

The era of energy? So what's the use of the coins we are holding now, haha

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PriceOracleFairy

· 01-07 01:49

wait so he's basically saying money becomes obsolete but then why are we all still obsessively watching btc candles lmao... the market inefficiency here is actually insane ngl, everyone's repricing narrative faster than on-chain data updates 🤔

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TheMemefather

· 01-05 04:51

Is the energy era replacing money? Elon Musk's statement is indeed bold, but it still feels too idealistic. --- Haha, so in the future, trading cryptocurrencies might be better than hoarding energy? I need to think more about this logic. --- A two-hour long interview can overturn economics? This guy really knows how to boast. --- Did DOGE's surge also happen because of this? I thought it was just pure hype. --- Wait, energy has become the new currency? Then oil companies must take off. --- Sounds good, but in reality, it's just about wanting to control everything with AI. --- Elon Musk always pushes this grand narrative, and there are really many people who believe it. --- Brain-machine interfaces, autonomous driving, super high-speed trains—none of these are yet reality, and now there's a plan for an energy era. --- Now BTC holders must be panicking. What if we really enter the energy era? --- Honestly, if the future develops like this, our current asset concepts will need to be completely reshaped.

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FloorPriceNightmare

· 01-05 04:50

Musk's theory sounds quite bluffing, but can the energy era really replace currency? I'm skeptical --- It's making up a future story again, retail investors love to listen to this set, and then DOGE takes off --- Energy standards sound even more virtual, money can at least be touched, how can energy be circulated and traded? --- So cryptocurrencies are still useless in the end, this logic is a bit heart-wrenching --- I will eat the screen half of what can be achieved in 2026, and I am still drawing cakes in five years --- I have really been cut off by this future narrative several times, and now I have to get a 50% discount on everything Musk says --- Energy era? Let's solve the current energy crisis first --- DOGE rose because of this argument, waiting for the receiver to collapse if he couldn't catch it --- The brain-computer interface is not even completed, and we are talking about the next economic system, which is a bit big --- No matter what he says, I just look at the currency price anyway, and the theory is too false

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OnchainHolmes

· 01-05 04:46

Is the era of energy a replacement for the era of currency? This argument sounds far-fetched, but when Musk says it, we have to seriously consider it. The recent surge in DOGE is indeed strongly related to the narrative, but when that day comes, even Bitcoin might have to redefine itself. If you ask me, the current logic of trading cryptocurrencies is essentially betting on whether these projects can be successful. The energy standard sounds good in theory, but implementation is the key. I'm not trying to dampen enthusiasm; I just want to know—if there truly is no exchange medium, how much are the coins in our hands actually worth?

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