Was just on the podcast What Bitcoin Did Danny I talked just about * Why the scientific consensus is highlighting Bitcoin's environmental benefits * What the data is telling us this Bitcoin cycle will look like * What mining companies buying BTC means for price * Why GreenpeaceUSA had to stop their anti-Bitcoin campaign * The big remaining barrier to mainstream adoption * Inspiring innovations in Bitcoin mining Youtube: Apple Podcasts:

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Who’d be interested in attending a Bitcoiners online group meditation session 8-8.30pm Friday (tomorrow)?

When wind farms do not do bitcoin mining with their surplus energy, they waste a lot of energy and money. Because of this, when the turbines reach end of life they do not get repowered. Because of this there, the asset is wasted and that power must start coming from thermal sources again.

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And … another negative Bitcoin mining article rescinded! This one was from Environment California I pointed out the sources they used are discredited (with evidence) and that they omitted many known environmental benefits To their credit, they took the article down immediately For context: for the last two years, each morning I do a search on who's written a hitpiece criticizing Bitcoin's environmental track record. Depending on the article, I either write a rebuttal and post it on LinkedIn/ Twitter, or write directly to the author to see if they are open to learning, or both. Over the years, there have been some good successes. One journalist did a complete 180, and now is a co-writer of my newsletter. Others amended. Several have rescind. Most dug their heals in, but in almost all cases that was the last negative article on Bitcoin they ever wrote. Many of them got community noted, ratiod, one even deleted his profile from twitter. My intention was threefold 1. Educate and get a retraction and/or a followup piece citing the positive environmental benefits of bitcoin, where there was high openness 2. Educate with an amendment to the article where there was some openness 3. Where there was no openness to learning, make it very clear that writing nonsense about Bitcoin would be held to account, publicly, so that the author did not repeat the offence. The strategy seems to be working, because the volume of environmental FUD about bitcoin is decreasing and none of the journalists I rebutted over the last two years wrote another piece on bitcoin and energy after their original piece/series. Why do I do this? Well, when misinformation is spread about Bitcoin, it hurts the Bitcoin mining industry, it slows Bitcoin adoption, but it also stops innovation in the energy sector. It also perpetuates the unnecessary practice of wasting stranded energy, flaring gas, venting landfill emissions and using gas peaker plants rather than Bitcoin mining to stabilize grids. For Bitcoin and Bitcoin mining to reach its potential, there are huge mountains of misinformation that must be countered. If I can make some small contribution to that, it's time well spent.

BBC, one of the chief architects of propaganda against bitcoin, was getting USAID funding?!

Re: home mining, has anyone come across a good solution for 1-3 KW of mining/heating? Setup is an oversized solar array, producing excess electricity (about $800 stored up) The local grid pays 0.18c per KWh and charges 0.24c).

New study tells us what you probably already knew: medication helps a whole bunch of things including both memory and emotional regulation (more happiness and calm, less anger) Yep. That’s why I was able to fight the most insane and inane bitcoin FUD for two years and still stay calm. https://medicalxpress.com/news/2025-02-meditation-deep-brain-areas-memory.html

It’s interesting to me that while over 1M people have bought The Bitcoin standard, it’s the minority of Bitcoiners who seem to believe this is possible. I get many comments like “Hopium” and “too much volatility” when I talk about how Suriname stands a chance of actually adopting a bitcoin standard.

Imagine not just watching the first country on a Bitcoin standard emerge, but being able to say years later "I was there, I was part of the team that did it." Over the years, a lot of plebs have reached out and offer to volunteer some incredible services to me. I wasn't always able to utilize them. But Maya can Why this matters: We have a once in a generation shot of creating a country that runs on a Bitcoin standard. If we miss the Suriname opportunity, another one that fits the profile (small, developing world, Central Bank is just a fiat wallet with no monetary policy function) may not come along for another 10 years. Why that matters: Without a working example of a small country which has moved to a Bitcoin standard, larger nations will be too scared to follow. Why I know I'm right about this: I grew up in NZ (another small country) in the 1980s when was first in the world to deregulate energy, telco and financial markets, fully float the dollar and lower the inflation target to 2%. The rest of the world quickly followed. Sadly, NZ no longer has the same bold political leadership, that epicenter has moved to a small handful of nations in Africa and Latin America, such as El Salvador, and Suriname. But El Salvador has not and is not in a position to progress their Bitcoin revolution to a full Bitcoin standard. They are not in a position to remove their central bank, or replace their dollarized currency with Bitcoin. Suriname is. I regard the work Maya is doing in Suriname right now as one of the most important projects we can dedicate our time and energy to. If you have a skill in organising, campaigning or just are really good at execution, reach out to her. It won't be easy. That which is worthwhile seldom is. And I can't promise that your efforts will bear fruit, but if a shot at tangibly changing the course of not just Bitcoin history, but history, appeals you won't think twice about it.

From my newsletter of 1 Jan this year. Hmm. That played out faster than I expected.

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#027 The big volatility dip

Bitcoin bear markets are forecast to be a lot smaller. I explain why in my latest newsletter

Bitcoin headlines like this are becoming the new norm in mainstream media now

UK wastes 1 billion pounds each year in curtailed wind energy by not mining bitcoin. The Guardian, who has been one of the world’s biggest Bitcoin gaslighters over the years, just ran this headline. Can’t make this stuff up.

When you have to double-check you are not reading satire.

Welcome to Finca Koki Costa Rica. (Nostr first story) You’re looking at 60 Ha of bush clad land on the side of of the Poás volcano, a 1.1MW hydro facility and a bunch of sheds mining bitcoin. It’s about an hour up the road from where I live on a good traffic day. It belongs to Eduardo Kopper and the land has been in the family for 5 generations, who I met last year. Here’s the thing: Eduardo was about to lose this land because during covid in 2020 the State Owned Utility said “demand for electricity is down. We aren’t going to buy your power any more” With a large mortgage debt on the hydro plant, a cash cow became a white elephant overnight. He went to the bank to say “here are the keys to the property. I cannot finance the loan any more” But at the same time his son-in-law asked if he’d considered bitcoin mining. He was highly skeptical but tried it on a single miner. It worked (of course) so he scaled up. The bank loaned him the money to get the first 700 kW of bitcoin mining (provided he called it a “datacenter”) and now he earns more than enough to pay off the loan interest. He’s made Finca Koki into an eco retreat. Parties of school kids come through. Executives do team building on the adventure and recreation facilities he’s built which include canoeing and zip lines. He sponsors poor local kids to do camping and life skills building, which his teenage son facilitates. All made possible because of bitcoin mining. As we say in Costa Rica “Bitcoin: El futuro del dinero!” (Bitcoin: the future of money)

I've been doing group coaching with tech entrepreneurs for 10 years, and the pilot I ran for Bitcoin entrepreneurs and influencers last year went really well (see feedback). So delighted to offer this again One place left on our next cohort, starting 24 Jan. Message if keen!

Good morning We have a nice cohort forming of Bitcoin entrepreneurs and thoughtleaders for the next 10 week coaching group. (See feedback below from the last one) 2 places left The combination of great coaching + peer group that inspires you skews the odds in your favor. Comment below or message to inquire

New era for bitcoin. New era for bitcoin mining. Yet another sustainability magazine covers bitcoin mining: this time MARA’s wind farm purchase.

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