In my opinion, the problem with why lower-class people around me have difficulty adopting/accepting #bitcoin is that they don't have the money to save.

Once they do get it, it's all spent on other needs and desires.

#Gaza is the moral compass of the world.

Not because it asked to be

But because it forces the question:

Who still sees humans as human?

First, they erased the land.

Then, the story.

Now, the grief itself.

It’s not a conflict. It’s a mirror.

And most can’t bear to look.

Where you stand on #Palestine reveals who you are.

GN #Nostr

Gratitude sharpens the grind.

Discipline feeds belief.

GM #nostr

Hey #nostr

Did you know?

China just killed HDMI, USB, and Ethernet with one cable.

Look behind your TV.

Your desk.

Your gaming setup.

First, it was cable clutter.

Second, dongles everywhere.

Third, endless licensing fees to the West.

Now China introduces #GPMI, one cable, every connection.

Your tech isn’t evolving; it’s being replaced.

Control the standard, control the future.

I heard something in passing on a podcast the other day.

I was on a long road trip so I don’t recall which show or episode but it struck me enough to write this.

1. We must, and

2. Soon we will not tally BTC, rather we will tally Satoshis.

It’s simple math. Not enough (whole) #bitcoin to go around so the shift needs to happen to thinking not in terms of how many bitcoin I have but how many sats I stacked.

🤔

The skills required to self-custody #bitcoin can seem a lot more daunting than they actually are. I believe in reality, it's easy enough that most people should be able to handle it comfortably. Speaking from personal experience, though, the risk of losing real funds presents a significant enough mental hurdle that it provides a convenient excuse to put off learning how. What would be great is if there was a way for prospective new self-custodians to practice with self-custody tools risk-free.

The good news is there is a way: Testnet (Testnet3, Testnet4, or Signet). *FWIW, I have found Signet to be the closest to mimicking a real user experience.

The bad news is as much talk there is about urging the importance of self-custody, I NEVER see anybody EVER plugging Testnet as a completely risk-free way to learn how. This seems like HUGE and obvious missed opportunity.

#askNostr, How many people are we losing to ETFs, MSTR, exchanges in general, etc just because they don't realize tools like nostr:npub1cvqlzvmjercdn0ypsmv8f7j9lge6ahsnueh5rparh53wuswftv4q49yjt3 and nostr:npub1hea99yd4xt5tjx8jmjvpfz2g5v7nurdqw7ydwst0ww6vw520prnq6fg9v2's #SparrowWallet that offer the test modes necessary to develop the skills for self-custody risk-free even exist?

Speak or Be Misunderstood

Not knowing how to talk to AI

is as dangerous as not knowing how to talk to people.

Clarity builds trust.

Ambiguity breeds failure.

First, you waste time.

Second, you get bad answers.

Third, you fall behind.

Talking to #AI is talking to yourself at scale.

Precision in → Leverage out.

Clear thinking isn’t a soft skill.

It’s survival.

Just ask better.

GM #Nostr

End of busy week thoughts

Book Now With #Bitcoin #PestControl Thanks 🐜🦟🪳🕷️

Any pro #figma designers on #nostr? If you do DM me. #asknostr

Y’all remember the great Covid Crash, where #Bitcoin died? LOLs 💀

You don’t need a reason to build.

Wood blocks. A garden shed. A sovereign tool or business.

Each brick feeds your soul.

GM thoughts

#nostr

Can’t commit to a relationship but I haven’t missed a single #Bitcoin dip in 7 years.

Gm #nostr #Bitcoin #coffeechain

I’m grateful for everything that ever happened: good, bad, and ugly.

Not because it was fair.

But because it taught me how to respond.

The universe is always listening.

But first, you need intention.

Second, you find the silver lining, even in the wreckage, or meaning in the wins or good times.

Third, you take aligned action, no matter how small.

That’s the code:

Intend. Interpret. Move.

Not spiritual bs.

Just reality negotiation.

Grind with integrity.

Act with values.

Do the work, even when it’s quiet.

Eventually, life starts answering back.

GM #Nostr

Good Morning ☕️ 🌤️ 🌊 you wonderful Nostr people 🫂💜

#Bitcoin

A forensic investigation into how 5,000 years of Persian resilience collided with the Bitcoin protocol, and why the world must understand what happened next.

> “They bombed a nuclear site. Bitcoin lost 189 EH/s. But the blocks kept coming.”

>

> No empire can bomb mathematics. But they tried.

> Every Bitcoiner, June 2025

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This investigation examines Bitcoin’s monetary properties and mining infrastructure through the lens of geopolitical events. The analysis maintains strict neutrality regarding domestic policies or human rights records of any government. Bitcoin serves all humanity regardless of political systems. Its mathematical neutrality is precisely what makes it valuable as censorship-resistant money. This report focuses solely on the technical, economic, and monetary implications of infrastructure attacks on decentralized networks.

## ⚡ Executive Summary

On June 22, 2025, U.S. and Israeli forces launched coordinated strikes targeting Iran’s nuclear facilities at Fordow, Natanz, and Isfahan. The world saw an act of kinetic warfare. The Bitcoin network saw something else: a direct strike on a major node in the global monetary energy matrix.

In just 72 hours, the Bitcoin hashrate fell from 943 EH/s to a low of 753.81 EH/s, a staggering 189.19 EH/s collapse, equivalent to cutting power to 1.9 million of the world’s most advanced mining rigs. By June 25, partial recovery to 861 EH/s demonstrated both network resilience and Iranian adaptive capacity.

What happened wasn’t just geopolitical. It was monetary history in motion. For the first time, kinetic warfare disrupted a decentralized, apolitical financial system. This exposed the global stakes of Bitcoin mining and the role of sovereign energy in securing economic freedom.

This report documents how Iran, a civilization with unbroken sovereignty dating back to 3200 BC, became a critical contributor to Bitcoin’s network security. It shows how sound money theory, energy economics, and civilizational memory converged in a moment of profound consequence.

## I. The Day Hashrate Dropped: Precision Timeline Analysis

On the surface, it was a military operation. In reality, it was an act of financial warfare.

June 22, 2025: U.S. and Israeli forces struck Iran’s nuclear facilities using 14 GBU-57 “bunker buster” bombs, each weighing 30,000 pounds. Three key targets — Fordow, Natanz, Isfahan — were hit with precision munitions, disrupting regional energy distribution and causing widespread power outages.

The Network Response:

• Pre-strike: 943 EH/s (network peak)

• June 24: 753.81 EH/s (lowest point)

• June 25: 861 EH/s (partial recovery)

• Total decline: 189.19 EH/s (20.05% network disruption)

Context:

• 1 EH/s = 1 quintillion hashes per second

• 189 EH/s = 1.9 million S19 XP miners unplugged overnight

• Iran’s theoretical max contribution: ~29.2 EH/s (3.1% of network)

• Unexplained amplification: ~160 EH/s suggests cascading regional effects

Blocks mined. Transactions cleared. Consensus never blinked.

Despite massive disruption, the network stayed operational. Bitcoin’s difficulty adjustment mechanism, embedded in its code since genesis, began compensating immediately.

The system bent. It didn’t break.


## II. Persia: The World’s Oldest Sovereign State

Iran isn’t just a country. It’s the oldest continuous state on Earth.

Historical Foundation:

• Organized governance since 3200 BC (verified archaeological evidence)

• The Elamite civilization built urban centers and water systems when most of the world was tribal

• G.W.F. Hegel called Persia “the first Historical People” for good reason: institutional memory, adaptive governance, strategic depth

Modern Infrastructure:

• 88.9 million citizens

• 736 researchers per million people (approaching global averages)

• 64,000+ research-active firms (doubled between 2006–2011)

• 841 Iranian researchers ranked in world’s top 1% most-cited scientists (up 340% since 2018)

• 54,800 full-time equivalent researchers

This isn’t just legacy. It’s resilience. Iran’s civilizational depth and scientific capacity form the perfect substrate for securing a new form of apolitical money.

## III. Mining Bitcoin in a Sanctioned Empire

Why Iran Embraced Bitcoin Mining

In 2019, Iranian officials formally legalized Bitcoin mining. This wasn’t a trend, it was strategy. The goal was to convert stranded energy into sovereign monetary reserves, beyond the reach of sanctions or SWIFT bans.

Why the Strategy Worked:

• Abundant natural gas reserves, constrained by sanctions

• Subsidized electricity as low as $0.02/kWh (vs. global average >$0.10)

• Energy-intensive industries restricted by sanctions; capacity diverted to mining

• Chinese miners (e.g., RHY) brought hardware, capital, and technical knowledge

The Numbers:

• Peak performance (2021): 4.5% of global hashrate, over $1 billion/year

• Current capacity (2024): 3.1% of network, 450 MW total consumption

• Chinese operations: 175 MW of Iran’s capacity

• Annual revenue: $400–600 million, fully outside traditional finance

• Energy equivalent: approximately 10 million barrels of oil/year converted to Bitcoin

Every Bitcoin mined is energy transformed into unfreezable wealth.


## IV. Austrian Economics at 60 Hz

Ludwig von Mises (1912):

“Money is not created by law. It emerges from markets.”

Bitcoin is the digital embodiment of that truth.

It has no issuer.

It requires no permission.

It runs on mathematics and electricity.

The Regression Theorem in Action

Bitcoin gains value from provable energy use. Iranian miners burn natural gas, not to power factories, but to mint incorruptible money.

Carl Menger’s Organic Money, Live:

• Iranian state: sanctions relief

• Chinese miners: profit margins

• Iranian citizens: escape from rial devaluation

• Bitcoin network: added hash security

No flags. No fiat. Just energy in, Bitcoin out.

## V. The Revolutionary Guards Understand Sound Money

When the IRGC joined Bitcoin mining, it wasn’t about ideology. It was about strategic independence.

They understood the core truth:

Fiat means control by foreign adversaries.

Bitcoin means control by math and consensus.

Strategic Reality:

IRGC-linked mining consumes 2,000+ MW daily through both licensed and unlicensed operations. Much of it operates outside regulatory frameworks, showing that markets move faster than ministries.

The same Bitcoin network that empowers dissidents is secured by the state’s own rigs.

Bitcoin’s Neutrality:

• One block every ten minutes

• 21 million coins

• No exemptions for kings, generals, or central banks

## VI. Sound Money, Sanctions, and Global Arbitrage

The $0.02 Advantage

Iran’s $0.02/kWh electricity rate provides a 5x cost advantage over most of the West. It’s one of the most profitable mining hubs on Earth.

The China–Iran Alliance:

Chinese mining firms like RHY operate 175 MW inside Iran. The country’s total mining capacity is 450 MW. This alliance isn’t political. It’s thermodynamic. Iranian gas plus Chinese ASICs equals censorship-resistant global money.

Revenue Flows:

Iran uses Bitcoin mined domestically to pay for sanctioned imports. According to officials, it is “selling energy reserves to the world through Bitcoin.”

## VII. The Fallout: Real-Time Economic Warfare

Immediate Network Impact:

• Hashrate fell 189.19 EH/s (943 to 753.81 EH/s)

• Iran’s theoretical share: ~29.2 EH/s

• Unexplained loss: ~160 EH/s, indicating broader regional dependence

This wasn’t a local outage. It was global monetary turbulence.

Market Response:

• $949 million liquidated in 24 hours

• $849 million from long positions

• Bitcoin: $101,200 → $98,500, followed by full recovery

• Total crypto market fell 2.4% to $3.2 trillion

Recovery:

By June 25, hashrate returned to 861 EH/s.

Attacks slow the network. Adjustments restore it. Incentives reallocate it.


## VIII. Mining as Critical Monetary Infrastructure

Iran’s miners were not just producing blocks. They were:

• Generating non-seizable national revenue

• Providing civilians access to Bitcoin

• Supporting global network neutrality

• Converting energy into liquid, global assets

Recovery Snapshot:

The return of 108 EH/s within days highlights:

Bitcoin’s code-level antifragilityIran’s long-term civilizational resilience

## IX. What Austrian Economists Always Understood

Governments fear what they cannot print or freeze. That is Bitcoin.

Why Iran’s Role Matters Globally:

• Proves that energy equals sovereignty

• Demonstrates Bitcoin as neutral infrastructure

• Validates Austrian theory under sanctions

• Shows that post-halving (3.125 BTC), mining remains economically viable

This isn’t about political sympathy. It’s about understanding money.

## X. A Global Call to Hash

**To Iranian Bitcoiners (supporters of the government):**

You’re helping defend monetary sovereignty without relying on the dollar.

**To Iranian Bitcoiners (opponents of the government):**

You’re preserving wealth and evading currency debasement. The same code serves both sides.

**To Global Bitcoiners:**

Iranian hash power is part of your network. Bitcoin neutrality means future-proofing for everyone.

**To Policymakers:**

Bitcoin mining is not a fad. It is strategic infrastructure. Deny it and fall behind. Embrace it and gain sovereignty.

## XI. Conclusion: You Can’t Bomb Mathematics

Operation Midnight Hammer revealed a new front in the history of money. A military strike disrupted decentralized financial infrastructure for the first time.

But Bitcoin survived.

Energy was reallocated. Miners adapted. Consensus kept ticking.

The future doesn’t run on policy memos. It runs on hashpower.

Iran proved that even a sanctioned, embattled nation can help secure global sound money using energy, science, and time-tested resilience.

The network is global. The incentives are apolitical. The protocol doesn’t care about your passport.

Welcome to the age of mathematical sovereignty.

## Final Word: Archive Before It’s Memory-Holed

This isn’t a post. It’s a reference, a syllabus, and a blueprint.

Action Items:

• Share with your local Bitcoin meetup

• Send to professors of finance, economics, and international relations

• Translate it

• Archive it

• Teach it

Empires will keep trying to bomb the future. Your job is to make sure it doesn’t flinch.

### Sources & Data Verification

• Blockchain Monitoring: Mempool.space, Foundry USA, MARA Pool

• #Electricity Prices: #Iran Ministry of #Energy, Statista, IEA

• Hashrate Data: Cambridge Bitcoin Electricity Consumption Index (CBECI)

• Academic Metrics: SCImago 2024, Global Innovation Index

• Historical Sources:

• G.W.F. Hegel – Philosophy of History

• Ludwig von Mises – Theory of Money and Credit (1912)

• Carl Menger – Principles of Economics (1871)

• Technical Sources:

• #Bitcoin Whitepaper – Satoshi Nakamoto

• Mining hardware specs – Antminer S19 XP

• Bitcoin difficulty adjustment algorithm (BIP-34, BIP-101)

> The code runs on every continent, in every political system, powered by every energy source humanity can harness. This is Bitcoin’s genius and promise: mathematically enforced neutrality serving human freedom everywhere.

> It was never about price. It was always about power.

Gratitude isn’t a mood. It’s a survival mechanism.

Not some self-care fluff about “raising your vibration.”

It’s a mental override.

When the tribe was starving, gratitude said: Use what’s left. Keep moving.

Complainers died. Survivors adapted.

The Stoics got it. Marcus Aurelius wrote on gratitude while Rome was collapsing.

Not to feel good, but to stay sane.

Gratitude isn’t delusion. It’s direction.

A filter. A stance. A refusal to be broken.

I’ve seen it in people who buried children, lost everything.

They didn’t say “it’s okay.”

They said: It’s not okay, but I’m still here.

That’s gratitude.

Not comfort, resistance.

Because here’s what no one tells you:

If you don’t train gratitude, you drift into entitlement.

And entitlement is emotional suicide dressed as self-worth.

The system prefers you that way: numb, bitter, easy to sell to.

So pick:

1) Be a hungry node in the matrix, waiting for “better days.”

2) Or master the deeper game: see leverage where others see lack.

#Gratitude isn’t soft. It’s discipline.

Dangerous, subversive, and chosen.

GM #Nostr