Powell is transitory
Gary Woodfine
garywoodfine@primal.net
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human incarnation of marmite, wingless political thinker, computer whisperer, serial windup merchant
Lets be honest, its not just business confidence that has been hit by this imbeciles and her colleagues actions. Its almost every sector of UK society.


City AM
UK firms’ confidence hits ‘record low’ as Rachel Reeves slammed
Fresh data by the Institute of Directors suggests UK firms are far less optimistic about the UK economy’s prospects under Rachel Reeves.
Pretend lawyer, telling real lawyers they're missing the point!
How is this guy still in government?


BBC News
Minister says lawyers missing the point on Palestinian recognition
Jonathan Reynolds hits back at top lawyers who say plan to recognise Palestinian state may be illegal.
Its important to remember to keep in mind that in the prelude leading up to any market crash or bubble burst that there were inevitably the immortal words, "its going to go up forever, because this market is different"

BBC News
Minister says lawyers missing the point on Palestinian recognition
Jonathan Reynolds hits back at top lawyers who say plan to recognise Palestinian state may be illegal.

Would anybody like to have a go and explain what is wrong with this picture?


Thought I’d update my previous note with a little more pizazz
Tick tock next block
Tick tack humble stack
Over the weekend block #907282 was mined by a Solo Miner. Which is funny, because over the past week or so I have been completely "re-imagining" my personal blog to reflect new interests and a complete technology refresh.
I also incidentally wrote a new piece which is related to this very subject.
Gary Woodfine
Will a Bitaxe mine a block?
Explore how solo miners using a Bitaxe device have successfully mined Bitcoin blocks earning a substantial reward. This is driving a new era of sol...
3.4 TH miners doing their little bit to keep the network secure


Personally, I’ve never been a fan of the “Bitcoin Treasury Company” ruse. I’ve always considered them as some dubious financial engineering , and unneeded in the Bitcoin space
This article kind of shares my pessimism.
My advice, don’t invest more than you can afford to lose. Investments can go up , aswell as down and you may get back less than what you invested.
Not your keys , not your coins

Protos
Are bitcoin treasuries mirroring the 1929 investment trust collapse?
Bitcoin (BTC) treasury companies today share certain similarities with mania of US investment trusts from the Roaring ‘20s.
Just putting this out there for no reason other than a thought experiment.
Just pondering if names on Epstein list will include:
- Larry Fink
- Klaus Schwab
- Christine Legarde
Various IMF , WHO officials ?
Gm , every week that goes by I seem to get more & more astounded at just how shit our centrally planned governments of all shapes and forms are!
Gm folks,
Ge, folks mixed emotions today !
Sad news on the passing of my most favourite Black Sabbath front man.
But this little bad boy arrived! ACS Bitaxe touch . Going to name it Ozzy


Hm, the thought for day .
As impressive as AI is, the thing that is holding it back is that there just isn’t any clear revenue model, to justify the outlandish valuations.
Reeves seeks to spark retail investor revolution
High street banks Barclays and Lloyds will lead an advertising campaign to encourage more Brits into retail investing as part of a wider effort to ...
Going to try get back to my daily Gm, or random leaked intellectual musings
Whichever Gm all you sovereign autistic freaks
You digital identity belongs to neither you or the state.
That should be a sobering thought
It is possible to respect opinions without valuing them
ChatGPT wipes out entry level jobs
Vacancies for graduate roles, apprenticeships, internships, and junior positions have decreased by more than 30 per cent since ChatGPT emerged at t...