Digital Infrastructure Network

TBC is now the Digital Infrastructure Network. More than a new name, it reflects who we’ve become—serving the convergence of AI, data centers and digital assets

[Digital Infrastructure Network @digitalinfranet]

The leading Texas-based technology association founded to represent a growing emerging technology sector is broadening its mission as the infrastructure behind the digital economy rapidly changes.

Effective today, the Texas Blockchain Council is now the Digital Infrastructure Network (DIN), reflecting an expanded mission across artificial intelligence, data centers, energy, advanced computing, quantum technology, fintech and digital assets.

Learn more about our new direction at https://t.co/yt8foabg8g.

[Wayne Christian @ChristianForTX]

It was an honor to serve as moderater of the “Data Centers in Texas: Power, Policy, and Prosperity” panel at the TIE Forum, hosted by @digitalinfranet. The day has been filled with vital conversations about responsible solutions to support the future of Texas’ technological advancement.

[Digital Infrastructure Network @digitalinfranet]

Luxor Energy, the energy division of @luxor and @BentausOfficial report that their Ziani platform cut a live GPU's power draw to 25% of normal in under 500 milliseconds, while inference workloads kept running. It's the first demonstrated AI GPU response to an ERCOT 4CP signal.

Why it matters: ERCOT's Four Coincident Peak program rewards large loads that pull back during the grid's highest demand intervals each summer (June through September). Until now, AI data centers have largely sat outside that conversation as fixed, inflexible load. This result suggests that doesn't have to be the case. GPU fleets could become active participants in market programs, not just consumers of power, with real potential to lower transmission costs.

Congrats to the Luxor Energy and Bentaus teams on a genuinely useful proof point for grid-aware AI infrastructure.
https://t.co/3dwPdUrg8d

[Digital Infrastructure Network @digitalinfranet]

Three more speakers just joined the lineup for TIE Forum, and they round out the conversation in a big way.

🏛️ Abigail Wilson, Director of State Policy, @SIIA , bringing a state and industry policy lens to how technology and innovation get regulated
♻️ Brad Tomm, Director of ESG, @MARA , connecting the sustainability conversation to the AI and energy buildout
⚡ @lee_bratcher , Head of Policy and Government Affairs, @CipherInc , adding an energy infrastructure and digital asset policy perspective

They join a growing roster of grid operators, regulators, legislators, national security leaders, AI engineers, and financial innovators, all in the same room, all on the same day.

If you can see yourself or your company in this agenda, we want you in the room to help drive the conversation.

📅 August 20-21, 2026
📍 Bullock Texas State History Museum, Austin, TX
🗓️ August 20, Welcome Reception at The Four Seasons, 5 to 7 PM
🗓️ August 21, TIE Forum, 8 AM to 4 PM

Seats are limited and filling up fast.

🔗 Reserve your seat: https://t.co/p2UMtYed2i

[Digital Infrastructure Network @digitalinfranet]

The leading Texas-based technology association founded to represent a growing emerging technology sector is broadening its mission as the infrastructure behind the digital economy rapidly changes.

Effective today, the Texas Blockchain Council is now the Digital Infrastructure Network (DIN), reflecting an expanded mission across artificial intelligence, data centers, energy, advanced computing, quantum technology, fintech and digital assets.

Learn more about where we are headed at https://t.co/yt8foaaIiI.

[Digital Infrastructure Network @digitalinfranet]

The biggest roadblocks to data centers aren't always technical.

In just two weeks, Steve McCraw, former Director of the Texas Department of Public Safety; Woody Rickerson, Chief Operating Officer of ERCOT; and Thomas Gleeson, Chairman of the Public Utility Commission of Texas, will join us in Austin to discuss the future of data centers, grid reliability, energy, and technology policy.

If you're involved in technology, energy, infrastructure, government, or public policy, this is a conversation you won't want to miss.

Austin
August 21, 2026
Register: https://t.co/c7vHJ3ni7e

[Digital Infrastructure Network @digitalinfranet]

The full agenda for TIE Forum is here, and it's packed. 🎉
One day. Bullock Texas State History Museum. Every conversation that determines how Texas builds its future, all in the same room. If you can see yourself and your company in this agenda, we want you in the room to help drive the conversation.

Our keynote speakers:
⚡ Harnessing Intelligence: AI & Innovation Powering the Energy Sector, with Wish Bakshi
🎤 Fireside Chat with John Zerwas M.D. on leadership, service, and the future of health in Texas
🌟 The Road Ahead: Innovation, Energy & Texas Excellence, with Thomas Gleeson, Chairman, Public Utility Commission of Texas

Our feature panel topics:
💰 Stablecoins & Digital Assets: Building the Financial Infrastructure of the Digital Economy
⚛️ Beyond HB 4751: Building Texas' Quantum Ecosystem
🔌 The Texas Grid: Energy for the Future
🏢 Data Centers in Texas: Power, Policy and Prosperity
🎓 AI in Public Education: The Texas Legislature's Role in K-12 AI Adoption

Across every session, you'll hear from grid operators, regulators, legislators, national security leaders, AI engineers, and financial innovators, all tackling the questions that will define Texas' next decade.

One day. Powerful conversations. Lasting impact.

📍 Bullock Texas State History Museum, Austin, TX
🗓️ August 20, Welcome Reception at The Four Seasons, 5 to 7 PM
🗓️ August 21, TIE Forum, 8 AM to 4 PM
🔗 View the full agenda and register: https://t.co/p2UMtYdFcK

[North American Blockchain Association (NABA) @na_blockchain]

Giovanni Caprilione of @TXblockchain_ chatting on stage with Wade about the important roll the states play in emerging tech policy

[Digital Infrastructure Network @digitalinfranet]

@Leishman @River This is a good reminder that custody is not a slogan. Whether someone chooses self-custody or a regulated platform, the work is education, operational discipline, and calm decision-making under pressure.

[Digital Infrastructure Network @digitalinfranet]

Texas did not become the jurisdiction of choice for technology, innovation, and energy by accident. It happened because the people writing policy understood what it takes to build here, and because the market knew Texas would take infrastructure seriously.

That is why the addition of State Representatives Cole Hefner (HD-5), @FairlyForTexas (HD-87), and @JaredLPatterson (HD-106) to TIE Forum matters. Each sits close to key policy decisions shaping AI regulation, data center growth, and grid reliability. They also influence balanced AI adoption in K–12 education, educator and student coexistence in a digital age, quantum ecosystem development that attracts companies to Texas, and the incentives that determine where employers and capital choose to invest.

On August 21 in Austin, join us to learn how hashtag#Texas keeps policy and infrastructure moving at the speed of hashtag#AI.

📍 Bullock Texas State History Museum, Austin, TX
🗓️ August 20, Welcome Reception at The Four Seasons, 5 to 7 PM
🗓️ August 21, TIE Forum, 8 AM to 4 PM

Thank you to our Welcome Reception sponsors Vega Energy Advisors and @GigaEnergy_. Seats are limited and filling up as more speakers are announced.

🔗 Reserve your seat: https://t.co/p2UMtYdFcK

[Digital Infrastructure Network @digitalinfranet]

As Chairman of the @PUCTX, Thomas Gleeson sits at the center of one of the toughest balancing acts in the country right now: keeping the grid reliable while demand from AI, data centers, and a growing population accelerates faster than anyone predicted.

That's exactly the kind of conversation TIE Forum was built for — not policy in the abstract, but the people actually making the calls that determine whether Texas' infrastructure keeps pace with its ambition.

Thomas joins a growing lineup of grid operators, legislators, technologists, and national security leaders all in one room, on August 20-21 in Austin.

📍 Bullock Texas State History Museum — Austin, TX
🗓️ August 20 — Welcome Reception, The Four Seasons, 5-7PM
🗓️ August 21 — TIE Forum, 8AM-4PM
Seats are limited and going fast.
🔗 Reserve your seat: https://t.co/p2UMtYdFcK

[Digital Infrastructure Network @digitalinfranet]

Also appearing at TIE Forum: @ChristianForTX , Texas Railroad Commissioner!

Commissioner Christian will join the Infrastructure for Innovation conversation at the upcoming TIE Forum in Austin on August 21.

Wayne Christian was elected as Texas' 50th Railroad Commissioner in 2016 and serves as the Official Representative of Texas on the Interstate Oil and Gas Compact Commission (IOGCC). His decades of oversight over Texas energy regulation bring a critical perspective to the discussion around AI, power, and the future of energy infrastructure.

The TIE Forum brings together leaders at the intersection of technology, innovation, and energy to explore what's next and what's possible. This full-day experience in Austin is designed for executives and decision-makers shaping the future of technology, innovation, and energy infrastructure.

📅 August 21
📍 Bullock Texas State History Museum — Austin, TX
🔗 Register: https://t.co/p2UMtYed2i

Secure your seat today, or connect with us to explore sponsorship opportunities. Special ticket rates available for education, non-profits and government employees.

[Digital Infrastructure Network @digitalinfranet]

Excited to share that Steve McCraw will be joining the Infrastructure for Innovation panel at the upcoming TIE Forum in Austin on August 21!

As data centers become the backbone of our digital economy and critical infrastructure, protecting them is no longer just an IT concern. It's a national security imperative. Steve's unique vantage point at the intersection of law enforcement, homeland security, and critical infrastructure protection will bring invaluable insight to this discussion.

Steve brings more than four decades of experience in law enforcement and national security, including 15 years as Executive Director and Colonel of the Texas Department of Public Safety, Texas Homeland Security Director, and over 20 years with the FBI.

The TIE Forum brings together leaders at the intersection of technology, innovation, and energy to explore what's next and what's possible. This full-day experience in Austin is designed for executives and decision-makers shaping the future of technology, innovation, and energy infrastructure.

📅 August 21 | Austin, TX
🔗 Register: https://t.co/p2UMtYdFcK
https://t.co/UHZOxE2hR6

Interested in getting involved as a sponsor? Reach out to we'd love to have you be part of it.

[Digital Infrastructure Network @digitalinfranet]

🎇 Happy 4th of July from the Texas Blockchain Council🎇

250 years ago, a group of bold thinkers dared to build something new: a nation founded on freedom, self-governance and the idea that legitimacy comes from the people.

That idea didn't stay in 1776 and Texas has always been the place where freedom gets put to work. Our energy, our land, and our people are building the infrastructure that are putting Texas at the center of the digital economy.

Freedom isn't just something we celebrate once a year. It's the foundation that lets builders build. And in Texas, that means powering the grid, securing the network, and leading the next chapter of American innovation.

Happy 4th of July, America. Here's to freedom and everything it powers!

[Digital Infrastructure Network @digitalinfranet]

Texas Blockchain Council Executive Director @TBC_Jessi appeared today on @wfaa regarding the @PUCTX upcoming vote to change the process of bringing new connections to the state's power grid.

The Batch Zero process moves away from piecemeal, company-by-company studies toward a single, centralized review process, a change that could bring real order to how data centers and bitcoin mining facilities connect to the Texas grid.

We support smarter grid planning that gives Texas businesses the certainty they need to invest and build. Texas leads on energy. Texas leads on innovation. The TBC will keep pushing to make sure the rules that govern our grid reflect both.

📺: https://t.co/dip04tqUKQ

[Digital Infrastructure Network @digitalinfranet]

Today, the Texas Blockchain Council sent a letter to Governor Abbott thanking him for his leadership and for outlining a framework that seeks to protect Texas ratepayers, strengthen grid reliability, promote responsible resource management, and ensure Texas remains the nation's leader in advanced computing and energy innovation. @bradj_TX @GregAbbott_TX

[Digital Infrastructure Network @digitalinfranet]

In this episode of The Texas Block-Cast, we catch up with Ryan Lessard, Digital Asset Strategist at @DigitalAssets, during @blockworksDAS in New York. Fidelity has been a pioneer in bridging the gap between traditional finance and the decentralized world. Ryan joins us to share his frontline insights on the evolving institutional landscape, the maturation of Bitcoin as an asset class, and what the "smart money" is looking for in 2026.

Topic include:

• The Institutional Shift: How major allocators are viewing digital assets today
• Bitcoin Maturity: Moving beyond the "emerging" label to a core portfolio staple

🖥️: https://t.co/utllj2Ffpb

[Digital Infrastructure Network @digitalinfranet]

Welcome back for another year as a Strategic Partner at the TBC: @CormintInc

Cormint designs, builds, and operates high-performance data centers with unmatched efficiency and transparency. Its clients benefit from 7 years spent in pursuit of data center optimization. From power management software and strategies, to custom data center architecture, Cormint optimizes every layer of the stack to deliver cost-effective solutions efficiently and at scale.

Thank you for your continued support of the TBC.

[Digital Infrastructure Network @digitalinfranet]

Extending a warm welcome to our newest Strategic Member at the TBC: EY

EY is building a better working world by creating new value for clients, people, society and the planet, while building trust in capital markets. Enabled by data, AI and advanced technology, EY teams help clients shape the future with confidence and develop answers for the most pressing issues of today and tomorrow.

What a great addition to the TBC team!

[Digital Infrastructure Network @digitalinfranet]

We are excited to announced @CleanSpark_Inc as a renewed Strategic Partner at the Texas Blockchain Council.

CleanSpark builds, owns, and operates large-scale data centers purpose-built for the most compute-intensive workloads in the world. Their national portfolio spans six states and continues to grow. They are powered by a development engine designed to move fast, execute with precision, and deliver capacity at scale.

Looking forward to continued success and partnership.