Daniel Batten

A bit of honest introspection about where we are facing some headwinds in bitcoin adoption Optimism is good, but it should be grounded optimism. If you want to win a World Cup, you don’t win it by ignoring your setbacks and weaknesses, you win by analysing these and learning from them. Bitcoin adoption had a few setbacks last year that are seldom acknowledged, let alone analyzed, let alone learned from. This article is an attempt to analyze the video footage of our 2025 institutional game and come up with some suggested improvements for this year.

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What happens in price today has been foreshadowed in adoption trends months earlier. Here's my latest piece on where we are facing solvable adopt...

When I shared this quote with the Bitcoin leaders group I coach, several people were deeply moved by it. One said she had shared it with all her besties. Another said it the quote is on the desk. Another simply said "And why groups like this are so helpful". This group are onboarding Bitcoin to pension funds, increasing Bitcoin corporate treasury adoption, furthering the integration of Bitcoin mining with AI datacenters and enabling long-term holders to access steady liquidity for living expenses without selling their BTC . They have run and operated multiple successful businesses already. The feeling of the loneliness of leadership is a real thing to all of us who do something pioneering. But, together we're transcending that feeling from being individual nodes, to one connected part of a human network. Bitcoin is a peer to peer network. Who is your peer to peer network?

State by state, US is starting to realize they NEED Bitcoin mining Today, Portland Press Herald ... * circulation covers 263 municipalities * substantial digital audience of 1.5 million users-per-month covered how Bitcoin mining can stabilize Maine's stressed and aged grid Key quotes: "In storms and high electricity demand events, like Winter Storm Heather last year, miners turned off their servers (think a flick of the switch), freeing power for critical services and helping stabilize the grid. " "We’ve seen an estimated 10-36% hike from 2024 to 2025. Digital mining could ... lower energy costs for the state/consumer."

Major American technology media company CNET (1.6M followers on X) just covered how Bitcoin heat recycling, and how this can solve a major issue for AI

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This Water Heater Mines Bitcoin. It Could Help Solve AI's Energy Problem

What do you do with the waste heat from computing? Superheat says just take a shower.

Starting something new: In 2025, I coached a number of Bitcoiners. Their achievements included - launching India’s first Bitcoin-only fund (done) - getting investment from Ego-death Capital for new Bitcoin company (done) - launching a Bitcoin Policy Institute for their country (done) - turning around their Bitcoin mining company (done) - launching a Bitcoin hedgefund, attracting wholesale investment (done) - influencing nation state leaders on how to acquire Bitcoin tax-neutrally (in progress) After some reflection, I've realized the best way I can contribute to mission Bitcoin is by helping more Bitcoiners to reach their potential through coaching. They can do so much more than I can alone! I've found group coaching is the most effective way to help founders, builders and educators reach escape velocity. That way people get both the right coaching, support and inspiration. Simply put: when you’re part of a group of your peers who inspire you by their example - your own game surges ahead. So I've committed to running a special year-long group in 2026. If you'd like to see if you're a fit for the group or you know someone who is (or both), reach out!

One of the less talked about benefits of Bitcoin mining to local communities is how it reduces electricity prices: a phenomenon observed around the world including, Texas, Norway, and now ... rural Kenya.

You can be lonely in a crowd. Of all the people I've coached over the years, CEOs and founders of tech companies have been the ones who consistently reported feeling the loneliest.

Yes, don't sell most of your Bitcoin, but remember: your Bitcoin will be worth a lot more if it achieves ubiquity. Cars, the radio, computers, The Internet became ubiquitous because people used them, and saw other people using them. Kinda weird to imagine that the best way to achieve Bitcoin ubiquity is by everyone not using it.

Imagine waking up to find the money you’ve saved for decades is worthless, because your government decreed overnight it was no longer legal tender This happened to Win Ko Ko Aung. Bitcoin literally changed his life. He tells his story in my newsletter 👇

No Country for Old Money

In Issue #019 we saw how 329,000 refugees had used Bitcoin to set up their lives in a new country. After that was released, I got a message from a...

Bitcoin cannot give you freedom ... Broke my sub-90sec rule to make this one. But it's topical (and personal)