How Bitcoiners see meme coins
💯 One of the best ways to ensure widespread adoption is through the global workforce. Would love to update you on what we have in the pipeline at Proof of Workforce in 25. Spanned multiple continents in 24
Wonder what Jamie is up to this New Years Day…🤔
Night Ops in S.F.
Federal Minimum Wage $7.25/Hour (in Bitcoin) :
2011: ₿ 1.70
2012: ₿ .80
2013: ₿ .024
2014: ₿ .018
2015: ₿ .026
2016: ₿ .011
2017: ₿ .0016
2018: ₿ .001
2019: ₿ .001
2020: ₿ .00060
2021: ₿ .00016
2022: ₿ .00032
2023: ₿ .00022
2024: ₿ .000076 (today)
*Based on rough annual mean
Merry Bitmas! 🎄⚡️🎄
Gridless has established the first of its kind: a biomass waste powered Bitcoin mining operation in Kenya
Partnering w/ one of the largest sisal producers, @GridlessCompute was instrumental in helping commission a 1.7MW waste biomass power plant at the sisal plantation
Sisal is a natural fiber derived from the sword-shaped leaves of the Agave sisala plant. Sisal is strong & durable natural fiber used to make rugs, mats, ropes, twine, & brushes, as well as in agricultural & industrial products like sacks & reinforcement materials
The leaves are harvested, crushed & scraped to separate fibers from pulp. The fibers are washed, sun-dried, brushed, & graded before being bundled. The sisal plants die after ~10yrs, leaving behind a large bulb. In the past, these redidues were collected & burned in the field
The plantation sought to commission a 1.7MW plant that would use the biomass. But due to covid related delays & the gov canceling a PPA that would permit excess power to feed into the grid, commissioning the plant became uneconomical as it would run at low power & inefficiently. Given that commissioning costs were the same, regardless of generation power, the power plant stood idle & the sisal bulbs were burned in fields, their biofuel potential wasted
Gridless identified the stranded power opportunity & partnered w the sisal production facility, consuming the unused power to run up to 1.1MW of Bitcoin miners. By providing an end use for excess power, Gridless Compute made it economically feasible to commission the powerplant
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The power plant is fueled by dry sisal bulbs that would be wasted by field burning. The sisal bulbs are dried, transported to the site, & crushed. Biomass is fed to a vertical suspension boiler via a conveyor system & the boiler produces steam to run a turbine & generate power
Before the power generation facility was commissioned, the plantation faced several challenges. The sisal fiber production facility uses 500kW, but their demand has large peaks, fluctuating between 200 and 800kW. The electricity supplied by the national grid is intermittent, with up to 4 power cuts a day. During outages, expensive diesel generators are needed to supply electricity to the factory & time is lost restarting machines after a power outage
Bitcoin miners are power problem solvers. They're the perfect demand response tool & can locate directly at stranded power, incl waste biofuel. Miners also provide a demand response service as the sisal production facility ramps up/ down to balance the load on the power plant
The beauty of this project is that Gridless Compute supported renewable generation in Kenya, & the 1st of its kind at that. Another incredible case study of Bitcoin miners presenting a novel way to identify stranded power & support electricity infrastructure in a far corner of the world
Lastly this project is close to my heart: my Masters thesis focused on biomass supply availability (for biofuels) & I helped shape biofuel policy in Canada before I joined this industry. So I jumped at the chance to come full circle & visit this biofuel Bitcoin mining site
A big thank you to the Gridless Compute team for being incredible hosts & taking us on a tour of the mining site & power plant & facilitating a tour of the sisal production facility. Thank you nostr:nprofile1qqsq87lh6t4wx9e85snh80v4lhskefmwdagnjf3z4amwgu699yjx0asprpmhxue69uhhyumnd3shjtnxd9shg6npvchxxmmdqyvhwumn8ghj7mn0wd68ytn6v43x2er9v5hxxmr0w4jqz8rhwden5te0dehhxarj9e3xjarrda5kuetj9eek7cmfv9kqwh8984 nostr:nprofile1qqsymsrgsk4tf8ant58hk5a59guucq9l8r7tkd6gazq0cefje7fyvqqpz4mhxue69uhkkattddejummjvuhkummnw3eqzrthwden5te0dehhxtnvdakqzxthwden5te0vfhhxarj9ehx76m0w3shymewwahhy6cq6ea0n Janet & Florah for a memorable trip!
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A few touch-ups at Istanbul Airport while I pass through
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While at nostr:npub1dtvscxrhj224un2yeqvca5y4tp8ly02u2ndpeggzl4xf63c5c6ws53wc6t we’ll be giving any donated sats to the Kenya Fire Brigades Association as we help get Bitcoin on their balance sheet 🔗👇🔗
Kenya, a nation of 56 million people, has around 1400 Firefighters. For perspective, L.A. City, with 4 million, has 4000 uniform personnel.
Recently we met with the Sec. General of the Kenya Fire Brigades Association, and learned about their work in supporting and unifying the Kenyan Firefighters, and enhancing the fire service in Kenya. We also discussed Bitcoin, and its benefits as a tool for unions and wage earners. Our goal is to help the Association with their efforts by placing Bitcoin on their balance sheet, via donated sats, coupled with some education for their members. Their success as a union, translates into success for the people of Kenya, and the emergency services and firefighters they rely on in life or death situations.
Bitcoin is the best workforce empowerment mechanism of all time.
Why? It turns the wage-earner from prey to predator
