Thank you. Glad to hear it had been helpful.
This is one of my favorite podcasts I've been on. Yet very few people will see it. Why?
1. Because it is not from 'well known' podcasters, the Twitter algo will derate it
2. I don't only talk about Bitcoin, but spent the first 51mins talking about life before Bitcoin
3. A lot of it was about Bitcoin, but the audience of the podcast is non-Bitcoiners
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SnP9VW4dLUU&t=10s
Yet these are the people we need to reach more. And, just because you like Bitcoin, doesn't mean that's the only swimlane you live in.
Grateful that we have Nostr, which encourages the exploration of themes outside a narrow algorithmic swimlane.
Why I agree with Troy Cross that Bitcoin mining's future is distributed https://blossom.primal.net/ba13363280e388ec437cec4ff35ef87852177200e88d410354d36e7121ff0d41.mp4
Full interview: https://youtube.com/watch?v=Uq5DQFugOv8
PS: Here's Troy's excellent article on this if you haven't seen it
https://bitcoinmagazine.com/print/the-future-of-bitcoin-mining-is-distributed
Issue #29 of the Bitcoin Adoption Forecast is out.
Check your emails and spam filters
https://www.batcoinz.com/p/029-hope-for-bitcoin-mining-in-eu
nostr:nprofile1qqsglmzzvfrcgk7aymek4e8hxaggc9wmasrag08p37xpx64euddvyysppemhxue69uhkummn9ekx7mp08w6g8e Have you seen the paper in Nature that quantified the PM2.5 pollution attributable to Bitcoin mining in the U.S.? Any comments?
One thing that stuck out was "Fossil fuel power plants generated 85% of the increased electricity demand from Bitcoin mines, including 138 coal-fired and 497 natural gas-fired plants."
https://www.nature.com/articles/s41467-025-58287-3#auth-Gianluca-Guidi-Aff1-Aff2-Aff3
Yes. junk science. Basically it’s the 2923 NUTimes hit piece trying to have a second coming as a piece of science, and failing.
DARI did a thorough debunking of it here
You tell the story really well Joe, keeping it simple, accessible yet also inspiring.
I’ll be sharing this!
Fall-off-chair moment:
BBC just published a predominantly positive article on Bitcoin mining
"This post is for paid subscribers" damn it. Can I subscribe with out substack KYC/AML and just send you SATs nostr:nprofile1qqsglmzzvfrcgk7aymek4e8hxaggc9wmasrag08p37xpx64euddvyyspz4mhxue69uhhyetvv9ujuerpd46hxtnfduhsguunu3?
Yes we can do that. of course! I wish there was a way to do SATS payments also within substack. Let me know you your email, you can DM it to me on Nostr, and I’ll arrange a year-long sub for you.
The Bitcoin Adoption Forecast is out.
Check your emails and spam filters
Good luck. Absolutely nostr:nprofile1qqsglmzzvfrcgk7aymek4e8hxaggc9wmasrag08p37xpx64euddvyysppemhxue69uhkummn9ekx7mp08w6g8e, or maybe speak to freddie new at the UK bitcoin policy institute to see who they have as a contact
Yes, Freddie or anyone from bitcoin policy institute UK would be great.
Last year, Bitcoin miners flipped to being net accumulators of Bitcoin, 115 years ahead of schedule.
This potentially breaks the assumptions of several Bitcoin price models
Last year, Bitcoin miners flipped to being net accumulators of Bitcoin, 115 years ahead of schedule.
Many of our price models have now been broken
Full interview:
Enjoyed this rip with nostr:npub1s5yq6wadwrxde4lhfs56gn64hwzuhnfa6r9mj476r5s4hkunzgzqrs6q7z and nostr:npub13lkyycj8s3da6fhndtj0wd6s3s2ahmq86s7wrruvzd4tnc66cgfqn4lpsy very much!
https://fountain.fm/episode/3TTk4XcVBj9i54Ug6hGJ
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Preston knows his domain well and asked some sharp questions which made for a great chat
Plenty of billionaires have become successful without meditating it’s true, but Dalio has done it with such a vibe of calmness, humility and intellectual incisiveness. 
I’d love to share, but out of the top of my head I’m not sure if there is a huge intersection between climate consciousness and Bitcoiners except @BTCers4future nostr:npub13lkyycj8s3da6fhndtj0wd6s3s2ahmq86s7wrruvzd4tnc66cgfqn4lpsy
I’ve been interacting with several climate organizations but everyone seems so sceptical of Bitcoin.
With climate stuff I mostly refer to part 1/2 of IPCC and scientists like rahmstorf and Schellnhuber. However their "solutions" are more politically biased which doesn’t mean that one shouldn’t have a look at the physical research they’re doing.
Lots of environmentally conscious Bitcoiners. Troy Cross, Margot Páez, Trey Walsh, Bastien, Susie, Fred …
God is omnipresent
Therefore
- Bitcoin is God
- Government is God
- AI is God
- You are God
- There is nothing that is not God
We are now 2 years in to Bhutan's Bitcoin Strategic Reserve experiment.
That means we now hae some good data on how it has affected the economy.
For context: Bhutan have formed a large Bitcoin Strategic Reserve by using their surplus renewable hydropower to mine Bitcoin.
The IMF warned that nations embracing Bitcoin would destabilize their economy, be less effective at attracting foreign direct investment, and endanger their decarbonizing and environmental initiatives.
What does the data say:
1. Bhutan's Bitcoin Strategic Reserve has directly addressed pressing fiscal needs. "In June 2023, Bhutan allocated $72 million from its holdings to finance a 50% salary increase for civil servants"
2. Bhutan was able to "use Bitcoin reserves to avert a crisis as foreign currency reserves dwindled to $689 million"
3. Prime Minister Tshering Tobgay in an interview said that bitcoin also "supports free healthcare and environmental projects"
4. Tobgay also said their Bitcoin reserves helped in "stabilizing [the nation’s] $3.5 billion economy"
5. Independent analysts have now said that "this model could attract foreign investment, particularly for nations with untapped renewable resources"
Considering how the IMF analysis was not just wrong, but roughly 180° off target, it begs the question, was the IMF's predictions ever based on data?
Or maybe they just possibly had another agenda in predicting the adverse impact of any nation embracing Bitcoin?
Yes I saw this thanks. 15 of the last 17 papers on bitcoin and energy now show environmental benefits
Thanks. Agreed that’s the application that is scaling the fastest in the most unexpected ways right now.