In 2017 I first heard of Bitcoin from my eldest son. I saw it as a risky investment, but bought a couple of family satoshis to appease (shut up?!) said son. I didn’t make the time to look more deeply.
In 2021, after intensive reading, listening and learning (thank you pandemic - you gave me the necessary time to study - and opened my eyes to system overreach), the penny dropped.
I learnt that the current financial system is designed to bring financial misery and enslavement to the masses, and tremendous wealth to a very select few.
I learnt that Bitcoin is a potential life raft for humanity - a peer-to-peer technology that allows us to take back control of our time and energy, to escape the hamster wheel and to relearn the importance of self-responsibility.
My journey since this epiphany has been nothing short of momentous.
After ‘understanding’ Bitcoin, I knew that I wanted to invest my time and energy in bringing awareness of this new technology to as wide an audience as possible.
Why?
Because I want a sustainable, healthy and prosperous future for my nearest and dearest.
Because the more people who find a place on the Bitcoin life raft, the better for humanity.
Never would I have believed that at the ripe old age of 53 - after a quarter of a century spent mainly bringing up my children and supporting my husband’s career - that my life would take such a turn.
In 2022 we (a small group of female Bitcoiners) founded nostr:nprofile1qqs97rtxhtxzxy75y6ywmprnqnptw4hghn8pfmhgzgjjp7wfpr5e30qpz3mhxue69uhhyetvv9ujuerpd46hxtnfduq37amnwvaz7tmzd96xxmmfdekkz7rfd4skc6tnw3ejummwd35kuegentkkv - a rapidly growing movement providing bitcoin education made (mostly) by women. Decentralized. Peer to peer.
I am part of the founding team of nostr:nprofile1qqsrejpaq0dly04vm6ed064l7j5t8hp0p4dzjf8ah2pvmxpz2scm2mgppemhxue69uhkummn9ekx7mp0qywhwumn8ghj7mn0wd68ytnzd96xxmmfdejhytnnda3kjctv9uwqtafy - a German start up bringing Bitcoin hashrate (and orange hope!) to Germany and Europe.
I am part of the founding team and Board Chair of the nostr:nprofile1qqstxv29lhnz45fas7mg9mafhsmnsvyjxsve9srrfpvuj23pz4fzsdcpz4mhxue69uhhyetvv9ujuerpd46hxtnfduhszrnhwden5te0dehhxtnvdakz7q8rvpa - with the mission to educate publicly and privately on the potentials of Bitcoin mining for Europe’s energy infrastructure.
I have spoken on numerous podcasts, in interviews and on stages - to try to build a bridge from the current flawed system to the next vastly improved system.
Initially I was hesitant to speak in public. What do I know? Why should people listen to me? I’m ’just a mum’. I don’t ‘get’ Bitcoin on a deeply technological level.
In the meantime I have learnt the importance of my ‘mother’s’ voice.
I want my children and potential grandchildren’s future to be sustainable, full of hope, optimism and possibilities.
I believe Bitcoin is the only chance we currently have to achieve this.
Bitcoin changes you and shows you what is truly important in life. (Hint: it ain’t a ‘career’!)
I was delighted to take part recently in a Fairtalk panel on the subject.
Be careful.
Understanding Bitcoin is life changing.
Are you ready for a bumpy ride?
