Happy New Year, freaks. Have been sitting on this for a decade. Going to enjoy it with my wife tonight.
Wishing everyone a happy, healthy and prosperous 2026.
It may not always seem like it but weβre going to win.
The bitcoin quantum FUD is just another iteration of βcan the devs do something?!β
A bunch of LARPing by people not close to protocol development who have overlooked that βthe devsβ have been talking about and researching solutions to this βproblemβ for years.
It looks like China is again looking to "ban" bitcoin mining.
A lot has changed since they banned mining in 2021.
In 2021, network hashrate was ~160 EH/s. Today, there is ~7.5x more hashrate.
In 2021, China had 40-60% of hashrate. Today, they have ~14%.
In 2021, the United States had relatively abundant excess electricity. Today, supply is tight due to increased demand from AI hyperscalers.
This Chinese mining ban will bring with it less network disruption and new back end benefactors in the form of countries with excess energy that isn't being bid up by AI data centers.
It's crazy how much can change in a little over four years.
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Since @BtcPins spilled the beans on the RHR live chat, Iβll ask Nostr for feedback. Been working on a site for people to find the best bitcoin products. Still a work in progress and will be cleaning it up and adding to it in the coming days.
Let me know what you think:
This was one of the more interesting conversations I've had on the show this year.
Johann Kurtz is the author of Leaving a Legacy. A book about how wealth comes with the responsibility of duty over one's dominion, how wealth should be passed down and why the trend of boomers spending all of their money or giving it to charity is a travesty.
