Am listening to this while I work. Video Description: Bitcoin mining isn’t just about blocks and hash rates — it’s about energy, innovation, and survival. Rachel Geyer, Chair of the European Bitcoin Energy Association and VP of TerraHash, joins Susie Violet Ward to reveal how Bitcoin miners are helping stabilize Europe’s energy grids using waste heat, renewables, and flexible load systems. From Finland’s district heating projects to Germany’s industrial reuse of solar energy, Rachel explains how Bitcoin mining is reshaping Europe’s energy narrative — clean, profitable, and unstoppable. 00:00 – Intro 🎬 Welcome to My Two Sats with Susie Violet Ward 00:45 – Rachel Geyer joins 🌍 Bitcoin mining meets European energy 02:00 – The TerraHash story ⚡ Turning waste heat into Bitcoin 04:30 – Solar power + Bitcoin mining ☀️ Using excess renewable energy 06:00 – Curtailment crisis 💸 How miners fix wasted energy in Europe 08:30 – Finland project 🇫🇮 Bitcoin miners heating 13,000 homes 10:00 – European Bitcoin Energy Association 🇪🇺 Collaboration is key 12:30 – Fighting FUD 🧠 Rebranding miners as “flexible data centers” 14:00 – Car wash innovation 🚗 Using miners to heat floors & panels 17:00 – Bitcoin mining & decentralization 🧩 Small solutions, big impact 21:00 – Nuclear vs renewables ☢️ Why France might double hash rate 24:00 – Freedom money vs capture 🕊️ Can Bitcoin stay uncensored? 27:00 – Leaving the system 💼 Why Rachel quit her job on Bitcoin White Paper Day 33:00 – Feminine finance 💪 Mothers, pensions & the sovereignty shift 41:00 – Regenerative farming 🌾 Bitcoin, soil, and sustainability 58:00 – Future of money 💡 Bitcoin + AI + peer-to-peer media revolution

Will be nice when we live in a world that doesn’t need startups like this. Maybe some day?

Thanks @birdflip @The Bitcoin Way @Tony | thebitcoinway.com ⚡️ and @npub1qqgs...7wtx In this episode of Bitcoin Banter, Michael, Greer and Tony discuss: 00:00 - Recap 01:00 - The Silent Kill Switch Inside Your Bitcoin ETF 07:15 - France propose a Bitcoin strategic reserve 09:20 - Bitcoin versus tokenized gold 11:56 - Trump family now hold 3,865 Bitcoin 15:26 - Amazon to cut 30,000 corporate jobs 18:45 - United States of America downgraded to AA- by Scope Ratings 20:34 - Zelle to allow crypto stablecoins for international transactions. 24:38 - German startup invents backpack solar beds 27:17 - Outro

#177 Of 365 Forward Steps Notes Wisdom On The Web The Lady in Number 6 is one of the most inspirational stories ever told. Alice Herz-Sommer, the world’s oldest pianist and oldest holocaust survivor, shares her views on how to live a long happy life. Alice’s story demonstrates that the amazing, inspiring, positive side of life can always be chosen. (link is below) https://www.forwardstepsblog.com/lady-in-number-6/ Life Power Tip If you have got something in your life that’s not working, get it working or get it out of there. Get real with yourself and take inventory of your daily activities. Look closely at what works and what does not, then be honest with yourself and do something about each of them. Action Realize that not all of your friends will stay with you; they will come and go through your life. Challenge Learn a little more about computer maintenance and use your newfound knowledge regularly. Quote Obstacles are those frightful things you see when you take your eyes off your goal. -Henry Ford Clearing Have separate phone and answering systems, for home and work. Question What could you delegate to others to free up your time? Affirmation I choose to feel increasingly in love with my life. Uplifting Extra See a collection of 26 free MP3 gift downloads. Hypnosis and NLP (used in combination) can help you change almost any area of your life. It can help make you more confident, help you to drop fears and phobias, even help you to become better in business. It’s your secret tool for achieving success. These sessions were written and recorded by a highly-qualified hypnotherapist and master NLP practitioner. They combine both of these powerful techniques to create the most powerful possible hypnosis experience. (link is below) https://www.forwardstepsblog.com/hypnosis-and-nlp/ Enjoy today’s video too! To see all Forward Steps Notes to date, just search my posts using "Of 365 Forward Steps Notes”.

Thank you Senator Roberts for not letting this go.

GM Electrician has been & gone. All set to go. :)

GN Nostriches Not sure what time I’ll get access to computer in the morning. An electrician is coming early to instal residual current devices. Not sure how long the power will be off.

Listening to @npub1d3f4...r4xv now. Cool! Description: As the fiat (dollar) regime grinds to an end, there will be vastly more losers than winners. Those on the right side of the wealth transfer line will be those who hold assets such as physical gold and Bitcoin, as well as other hard assets like land, silver, and energy sources. Naturally, the MSM is doing everything it can to ensure that most people are on the wrong side of that line.

Am listening to this while I work Video description: In this episode, Vance Crowe sits down with economist and FFTT founder Luke Gromen to unpack where inflation, debt, and commodities are pushing the global financial system—and what that means for farmers, savers, and investors. They explore how slow, sustained inflation erodes trust and value, why central banks keep choosing to “print the money or trigger the revolution,” and why gold and Bitcoin function as stores of energy in a world of rising fiscal strain. Luke explains the growing shift to pricing oil and other commodities outside the US dollar, the implications of central banks buying gold, the Cantillon effect driving farmland prices, and how Bitcoin may be demonetizing land and housing. They also dig into stablecoins as a front-end funding gambit for US deficits, AI’s paradoxical path to more money printing, and the controversial but possible path of revaluing US gold to repair sovereign balance sheets—all through the lens of practical choices facing working families and the ag community today. They cover the differences between gold and Bitcoin, custody realities, and why a pragmatic allocation can help younger producers leapfrog entrenched capital. Luke also shares why Europe keeps dismissing Bitcoin at its own risk, how energy infrastructure, AI, and financialization intersect, and what happens when a retiring generation seeks buyers for overvalued assets. It’s a candid, wide-ranging conversation aimed at helping listeners see the forest for the trees—and prepare for what’s next.

Listening to @_Checkɱate 🔑⚡🌋☢️🛢️ Congratulations, James! You’ll be awesome parents.

Bit like sound money, don't you think? 🤔 🧡

The rose is nearly done. Another day or two I'm guessing. The scent is amazing. It's a much deeper red than in my photos. 🧡✨

#176 Of 365 Forward Steps Notes Wisdom On The Web To aid problem solving or for the purpose of self reflection, below are a couple of examples of letters to write to yourself. December 7 is Letter Writing Day, however there’s no need to wait until then! Use the following letter writing exercises to gain more clarity in your life & begin stepping forward. (Link is below) https://www.forwardstepsblog.com/letter-writing-day/ Life Power Tip Are you living life, and taking on projects with ‘one foot on the brakes’? Think about what is the source of your hesitancy. Perhaps the things to which you are committing yourself are not the ones you really want to be running with. Are they ‘shoulds’ rather than activities you have truly ‘chosen’ for yourself? Action Read a poem. Just one! Challenge Learn a little more about car maintenance and use your newly found knowledge regularly. Quote Nothing splendid has ever been achieved except by those who dared believe that something inside them was superior to circumstance. -Bruce Barton Clearing Have only two sessions daily, to attend to electronic or physical mail. Question What could you create today? Affirmation I choose to have love in my life. Uplifting Extra Do you dream of a life that’s fuller, freer and more inspiring? If so, there may be several reasons you’re not doing what it takes to live that life – time constraints, habits, routine, or doubt. The good news is that you have the power and you can change your results, starting today! All it takes is a proven strategy for getting unstuck and being motivated to take steps toward your dream. This free ebook will reveal the secret behind the invisible laws that can get you unstuck and on track to living the life of your dreams. You’ll learn how to direct your thoughts to empower you, instead of pulling you back to your old way of life. (Link is below) Enjoy today’s video too! To see all Forward Steps Notes to date, just search my posts using "Of 365 Forward Steps Notes”.

Found this in interview via @BTC Sessions Will give link to both. https://kpmg.com/kpmg-us/content/dam/kpmg/pdf/2024/bitcoins-role-esg-imperative.pdf and

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