How bitcoin transforms energy use 0:00 - Brooklyn’s bitcoin-heated bath house 2:28 - Bitcoin mining’s unquenchable thirst for cheap energy 4:10 - Why decentralization matters 5:14 - How bitcoin mining transformed a small Georgia farming town 6:35 - How bitcoin miners maximize energy efficiency 7:45 - Could bitcoin bootstrap solar power? 9:15 - How bitcoin monetizes “stranded energy” 9:38 - Answering bitcoin’s environmentalist critics 10:49 - How bitcoin stopped a Texas blackout 12:42 - Underground miners fixed Venzuela’s power lines 14:20 - The impossibility of stopping bitcoin

What's the best, safest, most reliable p2p btc exchange at the moment?

Back from a long weekend in the semi-autonomous free zone of Prospera on the Honduran island of Roatán for the “Alternative Visions in Governance” conference hosted by Reason Foundation. Lots of stimulating discussion about “markets in governance” and the power of exit. A phrase that stuck with me as I contemplate the power shifts unfolding in the early 21st century: “Softening of sovereignty.” Will be sharing a recorded convo soon. Pic: Me in Prospera last year drinking coffee purchased with bitcoin earned on Nostr in front of Amity Age Bitcoin Education Center, which has helped ~60 of the island’s vendors set up payments.

Julian Assange published material exposing uncomfortable truths about America's wars, and the US charged him with violating the Espionage Act for it. @Liz Wolfe and I talked about his ongoing imprisonment with his wife Stella assange on this week's show.

I understand that bitcoin attracts “post political” cryptoanarchists who eschew electoral politics in favor of technical workarounds to secure liberty, and I love that about it. But the reality is when you have powerful US senators gunning for you, part of defending your political interests is probably going to involve… political interest groups that can fight back. Bitcoiners have the money. Do they have the will?

Bruh.

Gonna help my kids setup a hot chocolate stand amidst morning foot traffic to school with Lightning/bitcoin payment options tomorrow. Guess we'll find out how orangepilled north Florida parents are.

In which @Liz Wolfe and I discuss the fundamentals of libertarianism, talk through our differences, and find common ground with comedian/podcaster Dave Smith. Nostr and bitcoin get shoutouts as libertarian “white pills” near the end.