I would like to thank the Eindhoven meetup organizers for all the proof of work. Over 70 people joined us. Even some nostropians were hanging around in the physical realm. Most spend bitcoin and many thoughts about our future were shared. We’ve created a revived movement, decentralized across the globe. From nostr:npub1art8cs66ffvnqns5zs5qa9fwlctmusj5lj38j94lv0ulw0j54wjqhpm0w5 his book, my favorite quote:

“Fundamentally, I believe we will have the kind of society that most people want. If we want freedom and privacy, we must persuade others that these are worth having. There are no shortcuts. Withdrawing into technology is like pulling the blankets over your head. It feels good for a while, until reality catches up.” Hal Finney

My last preparations are the passages in the book that I picked out to share in my interview with nostr:npub1art8cs66ffvnqns5zs5qa9fwlctmusj5lj38j94lv0ulw0j54wjqhpm0w5 also I prepared a special present. I’ve had the book handbinded by a monastery bookbinder who has been doing his work for 40+ years. After the interview he’ll receive this special gift for all the proof of work he has done. I think it looks amazing. Nicest part, all this has been paid for with bitcoin.

My favorite orders are these. Why? You know it’s a self sovereign bitcoiner. Orders thick paper seedwords without any mark (self created by bitcoin Brabant, printer paid with bitcoin). Large seal bags, probably for the signers and small seal bags probably for the seedwords. A multisig to my heart. Very happy to see people secure their stash properly and being able to supply a part of that.

What are you doing on this day? I’m Re-reading nostr:npub1art8cs66ffvnqns5zs5qa9fwlctmusj5lj38j94lv0ulw0j54wjqhpm0w5 thegenesisbook.com for the second time. Preparing questions for Friday. Little Otis Sha is also wondering what is going on. Also ordered a bunch of them via Amazon. Unfortunately too late for our meetup.

Happy birthday #bitcoin, it’s been 15 years. You started as a test where some cypherpunks ran code. Turned out it worked well and stood the test of time. You’re delivering what you have been built for. A monetary foundation for all people. A better system for our planet.

For the bitcoin Eindhoven meetup we only have a few magazines left. To make sure you get one of the first batch you can order via our website and put the delivery on meetup, please note Eindhoven in the order. https://bitcoinbrabant.com/product/bitcoin-focus-magazine/

Wij verkopen de Nederlandse vertalingen. Ben de distributeur voor de Nederlandse vertalingen van bitcoinboeken, dus die staan op de bol.com account van bitcoinbrabant.

That’s the handle at X. Very confusing indeed

It feels like not enough people read this. Someone should have corrected me with something like: it’s the 16th year… 🤦‍♂️

In a few days nostr:npub1art8cs66ffvnqns5zs5qa9fwlctmusj5lj38j94lv0ulw0j54wjqhpm0w5 will kick off the 15th year of #bitcoin. He will answer your questions in a live QnA at @bitcoineindhove. His genesis book is releasing the 3rd of January. Come join us for this epic meetup, where off course you can pay drinks and food over lightning ⚡️ https://video.nostr.build/5e456abcd284d4c2d43ea3b4ee2eeb8acfa62c76c657c250cc1008545372e1fb.mp4

Dutch translation of the fiat standard is flying of the shelves in fiat land (bol is the Dutch Amazon). Anyone any idea how come? nostr:npub1gdu7w6l6w65qhrdeaf6eyywepwe7v7ezqtugsrxy7hl7ypjsvxksd76nak https://video.nostr.build/a6f9e98d47e4dfa6a8ede550efa4b6bfd271975516066937236ddbdbb40b3555.mp4

Merry Christmas Jeff. Lot of Booths! Enjoy the time with the family.

Merry Christmas Gigi der

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For 3rd Xmas day quiz and meetup in bitcoin city Arnhem the first orders for peer to peer signers, seal bags and thick backup papers are flowing in. Looks like people are planning anonymous seed generation to the max before new years. Love it when I see “I’ll come to you to pick it up a 3KD (3rd Xmas day), greetings anon” how do I verify? I just ask the order number 😉

I’ve almost ran out of Alu seedsigners. Plebs love them. Thanx for the PoW nostr:npub1l5pxvjzhw77h86tu0sml2gxg8jpwxch7fsj6d05n7vuqpq75v34syk4q0n https://bitcoinbrabant.com/en/product-category/opslag/

Merry Christmas and happy new year

It was great to be in Antwerp again yesterday. At the Belgian bitcoin embassy end of year quiz I received the first prize. Dinner for our family at the restaurant where we build the miner installation to heat it. It’s actually amazing to see how much proof of work is in the Belgian community. Mining, education, real use of bitcoin and a lot of knowledge. I’m really happy we speak the same language and are able to strengthen each other beyond our fictive borders. I have been joked at as the typical Dutch tradesman always towing around my backpack with signing devices. But you have to understand as an official reseller, I still believe the best signing device buy is peer to peer. There is absolutely no trace, which is amazing. The people that have bought signing devices throughout the past year have helped my business do the work it’s intended to do. Proper bitcoin use for all, from mining to self custody in a privacy focused manner. People appreciate the deletion of data after ordering via our webshop and that we only accept bitcoin. We’ve seen thousands of visitors and over a thousand orders handled by our family. There were less mining installations I build personally this year, but more miners that were installed through my help in total. In the end this means we decentralized the network even more than 2022, which means I have been successful in my goal. My life goal is simple. Achieving a bitcoin standard for future generations. If i don’t achieve this I’ll have failed my children. In this stage of bitcoin I’m trying to decentralize the network further, ensure proper self custody and change the mainstream narrative of bitcoin by educating via proof of work.

GM X feels like my shipper yesterday. Error all over the place 😂

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We have submitted our part. It would hurt thousands of families in the Netherlands directly when a pow ban would be enforced. I would find it rather strange if that happens, they could learn from China in this respect. Banning will just set you back, whereafter you have to do a 180 once you understand this global phenomenon is not going to stop.

Oh no, the stock market is crashing into bitcoin 😂