The US House just passed legislation to accelerate natural gas pipeline permitting. On the surface, it's energy policy. But for anyone in crypto, there's a direct line here.

Natural gas drives power generation. Cheaper, faster energy infrastructure means lower electricity costs. For Bitcoin miners and blockchain validators, that's huge—energy expense is basically their margin. When you can cut power costs, suddenly mining becomes profitable in regions that weren't viable before.

This also signals something bigger: regulatory momentum toward energy infrastructure development. If the US is expediting pipeline approval, we might see broader infrastructure investment flowing toward power generation zones. Some of those areas could become new mining hubs.

Not saying this solves everything—mining economics are complex, and grid capacity matters too. But policy that reduces energy bottlenecks ripples through the entire system. Worth keeping an eye on how this plays out over the next 12 months.