Current Position
Margot Paez is a Fellow at the Bitcoin Policy Institute, with research focused on Bitcoin mining, electricity consumption and environmental outcomes. Her current BPI biography confirms that she holds a doctorate; this profile does not repeat older descriptions of her as a doctoral candidate. Market denotes institutional affiliation, not residence.
Background & Biography
Paez earned a PhD in civil engineering and an MS in physics at the Georgia Institute of Technology. Her doctoral work examined mining-load flexibility, decarbonization potential, energy consumption and revenue. Her wider research background includes climate modeling and water resources, alongside earlier work in robotics and scientific instrumentation.
Notable Contributions
Georgia Tech’s Network Dynamics Lab reported her successful dissertation defense in April 2026. Its June update recorded her direction of BPI’s undergraduate summer research program and a conference presentation with co-authors on characterizing flexible data-center behavior. These dated activities are not presented as permanent appointments.
In an April 2025 BPI interview, Paez cautioned against simplistic claims about mining’s environmental benefits, including uncertainty in evaluating emissions reductions associated with oil-and-gas-field operations. Her position is more qualified than assuming that every mining facility lowers emissions.
Why Katharos.ai Is Following Them
Katharos.ai follows Paez because evaluating digital-asset infrastructure requires more than a network-wide electricity estimate. Researchers must distinguish demand flexibility from actual emissions outcomes and account for the assumptions behind both. Her work provides an entry point for examining those questions without treating an industry’s preferred narrative as a demonstrated result.
Areas to Follow
Follow published methods and data on mining-load behavior, the relationship between electricity prices and operating decisions, and transparent measurement of environmental effects. Watch how research translates into policy discussion and whether claims are supported by reproducible evidence. These are editorial reporting priorities, not predictions of favorable outcomes.
Reporting Scope
Coverage concerns attributable research, public professional activities and policy commentary. Study results should be distinguished from interviews, advocacy and independent replication. A BPI affiliation does not make every statement an institutional position. Inclusion is not endorsement by Katharos.ai, BPI or the subject, and the profile is not investment advice.
Sources for Further Reading
BPI individual author biography — https://www.btcpolicy.org/authors/margot-paez
Georgia Tech Network Dynamics Lab,2026 news — https://ndl.gatech.edu/?page%5Fid=621
BPI interview,23 April2025 — https://www.btcpolicy.org/articles/meet-the-fellows-margot-paez
BPI contact — https://www.btcpolicy.org/contact