Made some progress on my mining project this week: Finished setting up the water cooling, wired everything up (provisionally) and ran some initial tests. But then the trouble started: every time I powered on a miner, I got a “Power Fault.” I ruled out several causes and tested multiple miners – none of them worked. It wasn’t until I removed the water cooling and reattached the original fan that things started working again. Now I’m trying to pinpoint the issue. Could be bad heat transfer or some contact problem. Still testing… #Bitcoin #SolarMining #DIY

Over the weekend, I started building my private project: A self-regulating solar mining setup. Using surplus solar power, my system automatically adjusts the number of Bitcoin miners running – depending on energy availability. No pooling. Just pure solo mining, powered by the sun. I’m not entirely sure how practical this complex setup will be in the end – but it’s an exciting challenge to build it. #Bitcoin #SolarMining #DIY

Why a rapid political shift is finally possible Until now, power has always belonged to those closest to the source of money creation. Whether it was governments, central banks, or large financial institutions – those with direct access to newly created money decided where it flowed and who became wealthy. Wealth wasn’t simply the result of merit; it was largely a matter of proximity to the money printer. This system was self-preserving. No one benefiting from it had any incentive to change it. Why would they willingly give up power? But Bitcoin changes the game entirely. For the first time in history, we have a monetary system that’s not controlled by any central authority. For the first time, anyone can access a scarce, incorruptible form of money – regardless of how close they were to the old system of money creation. Suddenly, people can build wealth without being part of the privileged inner circle. Bitcoin provides a tool that reshuffles the deck: the opportunity to gain wealth and influence without relying on traditional hierarchies of power. Only with something like Bitcoin does it even become possible to dismantle an unfair system. No insider profiting from the old structure would ever willingly shut off their own source of power. But when millions outside the system begin accumulating wealth and influence, the balance of power inevitably starts to shift. Bitcoin is not just a technological revolution; it’s a quiet yet profound redistribution of power – and only through this shift can true political change become possible. #influence #power #bitcoin

Why Universities Oppose Bitcoin Universities and their representatives often speak negatively about Bitcoin and not without reason. The current monetary system, dominated by central banks, state banks, and large commercial banks, is deliberately designed to be complex. This complexity ensures that without specialized knowledge and formal education, it’s nearly impossible to access key positions. An academic degree serves as an entry ticket into a hierarchical system where power, influence, and the flow of money are closely intertwined. Only those with such a degree can reach the positions where decisions are made and once they’re there, they ensure that decision-making positions remain tied to those same academic credentials. The system thus sustains itself: only those with the degree are allowed to make the rules, and the rules ensure that only degree-holders can decide. At the same time, universities are the very institutions that teach people how the monetary system works. They educate and train people to operate within this existing system - a system from which they themselves benefit. By teaching the rules of the current system, they reinforce it, producing graduates who accept and perpetuate the structures that maintain the status quo. Bitcoin, however, challenges these structures. It is decentralized, transparent, and removes control over money creation from central institutions. In a Bitcoin-based world, artificial barriers like academic degrees would no longer be necessary to participate in or benefit from the financial system. Instead, real value creation would be the only measure: if you provide value, you receive value. If you don’t, you can’t simply profit by holding a position or a credential. This is precisely why universities and their graduates defend the old system so strongly. They are not just protecting the institutions, but also their own privileges, their positions and ultimately their jobs. With Bitcoin, not only would the value of many academic degrees decline, but many specialized career paths would disappear — careers that exist only because of the complexity and centralization of today’s system. The resistance to Bitcoin is therefore not just ideological, but often existential: it’s about preserving status, influence, and employment within a system that guarantees these privileges. In this way, Bitcoin threatens not only the monopoly on money, but also the social and economic hierarchies built around that monopoly. This is why it is opposed by those who benefit most from the current system. #bitcoin #university #hierarchies #monopoly

Why the Growing Share of Solar Power Might Have Contributed to the Blackout in Portugal This is a personal hypothesis without official confirmation or proven evidence. Portugal’s rapid expansion of solar power plays a key role in the country’s energy transition, but it also introduces underestimated risks to grid stability. Solar photovoltaic systems feed electricity into the grid through inverters, which are designed to automatically disconnect if the grid’s frequency or voltage moves outside defined safe ranges. This protective mechanism is essential to prevent equipment damage, but it also means that solar systems cannot actively support or stabilize the grid during disturbances. Unlike conventional power plants, which provide stabilizing effects through rotating mass and reserve capacity, solar installations withdraw from the system when something goes wrong. This creates a systemic vulnerability: when part of the grid or key stabilizing infrastructure fails, large amounts of solar generation can suddenly disappear. Without sufficient battery storage, fast-reacting gas plants, or other flexible reserves, the resulting supply-demand imbalance causes the grid frequency to fall, triggering further protective shutdowns and potentially leading to a cascading blackout. It seems plausible that this is what happened during the recent blackout in Portugal. An initial grid disturbance — whether a voltage drop, frequency deviation, or another fault — may have caused a large share of solar systems to disconnect for safety. This sudden loss of generation weakened the grid’s ability to meet demand, pushing the system beyond its recovery limits and ultimately resulting in widespread power outages. Solar power is undoubtedly a cornerstone of a low-carbon future. However, as its share in the energy mix grows, so does the importance of redesigning grid architecture, strengthening backup systems, and implementing stabilization measures to ensure that renewable energy does not unintentionally increase the risk of system-wide failures. The Portuguese blackout could well serve as a reminder of these emerging structural challenges. #energy #solar #bitcoinmining

In an ideal world with stable money and a free market, you wouldn’t need to invest your earned money, because technological progress and efficiency gains would automatically make products cheaper over time. As a result, the purchasing power of money would increase year after year.

Bitcoin ist kein Investment. Bitcoin ist der Ausweg. Technischer Fortschritt ist immer deflationär: Wir produzieren mehr, effizienter, günstiger. Doch unser Geldsystem macht daraus künstliche Inflation: Wir drucken Geld → Preise steigen trotzdem → nur wenige (nah an der Quelle) profitieren. Bitcoin ist anders: Es kann nicht gedruckt werden. Wenn Innovation passiert, werden Dinge günstiger – und alle profitieren. Bitcoin gibt uns zurück, was uns das alte System genommen hat: ehrliches Geld. #Bitcoin #Deflation #exit

Currencies aren’t backed by real value, they’re based purely on trust. Trust that they’ll remain stable in the future, mostly because they were stable in the past. But that creates a dangerous illusion. There are no real warning signs when things go wrong. It can look stable because more money can be printed and as long as trust remains, the system holds. But deep problems are hidden, and reform gets delayed until collapse becomes unavoidable. We need a currency that works without political influence or trust. A system that reflects actual contribution to society. That’s real fairness. Poorer nations often produce a lot of value, or ressources, but suffer from weak currency trust and inflation. That’s not justice. A neutral, stable currency would help rebalance the world and reward people that create. #bitcoin #change

Fiat money is just a question of trust. Some currencies can print endlessly, because people still believe in them. Others collapse when that trust fades. But trust is fragile. Policies change. Leaders change. Inflation hits. Bitcoin doesn’t need trust. Its rules don’t change. Its supply is fixed. Its code is open. The longer it exists, the more people realize: Trustless money is stronger than trusted money. It’s only a matter of time before the world pivots. #Bitcoin #Fiat #Trust

Most people don’t realize: The current system rewards proximity to money, not productivity. Governments print. Banks lend. Markets inflate. But who actually creates value? The worker. The builder. The innovator. In a Bitcoin standard, money can’t be manipulated. You can’t fake productivity. You earn value by contributing. This flips the game. It’s no longer about who controls the money It’s about who creates something meaningful. Proof of work > proof of influence. #Bitcoin #Reset #Finance

Money is meant to represent work. You give value – you get paid. Simple, right? But today’s system is broken. Hundreds of currencies. Endless credit. Inflation everywhere. Value distorted by trust. Rich nations profit not by producing, but by exploiting currency arbitrage. That era is ending. Trust is fading. Fiat currencies lose ground. Jobs based on financial imbalance are dying in the long run. Enter Bitcoin. No trust. No manipulation. Just rules. Fair, transparent, finite. In the new world, value comes from creating real value. Not playing the system. Bitcoin is not just money. It’s a reset. #Bitcoin #Money #Fiat #Inflation #Trust

A democracy can only truly be effective and sovereign if it avoids two things: excessive national debt and completely open markets without tariffs. Tariffs allow a democratic state to enforce its own values – such as labor rights, environmental standards, and fair production practices – without being undermined by cheaper imports produced under unethical conditions. They protect domestic industry and, with it, the freedom to make political decisions. At the same time, high levels of debt and rising interest payments mean that a large portion of the state budget goes toward servicing that debt. The state has limited ability to raise taxes – especially on the wealthy – since capital could then flee the country. This severely restricts the government’s financial room to maneuver and undermines its ability to act democratically. In short: Without tariffs and with excessive debt, a democracy loses its capacity to shape policy freely – and risks becoming an empty shell #democracy #tarifs #debt

Financial privacy is not a luxury, it is protection. If someone can see your transactions, they know what you own, and that can be dangerous. It opens the door to power imbalances, control, and even real world threats. When we say, “Some people need access to prevent tax evasion,” we are creating hierarchies. That means certain people stand above you, they are higher than you. True financial freedom only exists with true privacy. #privacy #control

Open borders are no longer a humanitarian project, they serve the interests of big corporations. Through targeted migration policies, global players and their political allies secure cheap labor. New migrants are often willing to work for low wages because they come from difficult conditions and seize any opportunity they can. This leads to wage pressure, a decline in the appreciation of labor, and a job market distorted in favor of economic elites. #politics #work #elites

Let the Games Begin! #solomining #bitcoin

Skilled Labor Shortage: A Self-Made Problem? Social security systems increasingly remove the incentive for self-improvement. When people receive benefits without having to progress, the motivation to gain knowledge and skills often fades. But in a world that’s becoming more complex, we need exactly that: highly skilled professionals in essential, productive fields like engineering, manufacturing, and healthcare. The result? Fewer people understand critical economic processes, leaving key industries dependent on a small group of experts. If something goes wrong there, economic instability becomes a real risk. A system meant to support society could be weakening its foundation. #economy #sideeffects

I’d like to give you a little insight into my everyday work from time to time: Last week, we were working at a wastewater treatment plant that runs 24/7 – shutting it down wasn’t an option. So, we had to work under voltage, officially and with full protective equipment, as a team of two. Our task was to install a new outgoing feeder with a higher protection rating to handle more current. First, we covered the dangerous areas with an insulation mat, then installed a larger NH fuse element, laid the stranded conductor to increase the cross-section, and finally adjusted the PVC panel. #work #electricity

Bitcoin is the only digital asset that can be used on the internet in a completely trustless manner. Since price discovery largely takes place online today, Bitcoin is one of the most resilient assets against central manipulation. While large market participants can influence short-term fluctuations, Bitcoin remains one of the most transparent and tamper-proof stores of value in the long run due to its decentralization and fixed supply. #bitcoin #resilient #digital

Inspired by the recent interview of @Jeff Booth @nat brunell Many of our societal problems can be traced back to our monetary system. We live in a system designed to create an annual inflation rate of about 1-2%. But what does this actually mean? Technological progress enables us to make work processes more efficient and solve problems more effectively. Theoretically, products and services should become cheaper as more can be achieved with less effort. However, our current monetary system prevents this. Due to deliberate inflation, technological progress is essentially “printed away”: prices rise artificially instead of falling. This happens because central banks inject new money into the economy to meet inflation targets. This newly created money is distributed unequally, and not everyone benefits equally. Those who control the monetary system benefit the most, as they directly participate in money creation. Historically, people or groups with this power have always used it to their own advantage in the long run. A possible solution to this problem could be Bitcoin. Unlike our current monetary system, the number of Bitcoins is limited. Its decentralized structure ensures that no one in the network can gain an unfair advantage. If Bitcoin can remain decentralized in the long term and resist external influence, it could be recognized as a stable and fair monetary system. This would mean that the power over money no longer rests in the hands of a few, and the benefits of progress could be distributed more equitably. Bitcoin has the potential to foster greater trust, justice, and economic stability by laying the foundation for a fair and transparent monetary system.

Inflation leads to more centralization over time because it makes it harder to save money. People start buying assets to protect their wealth. The higher the inflation, the more assets they need. Over time, people buy more and more assets to secure their wealth. As inflation rises, assets become more expensive, and those who own many assets make even more money. At the same time, because more people are buying assets just to protect their money, fewer assets are being sold or traded. This reduces the supply of assets, and since demand stays high, prices keep rising. This cycle pushes wealth and resources into fewer hands, leading to centralization. #inflation #assets #centralisation