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Don't often talk about this (or analyze it, been too busy analyzing Bitcoin mining), but just did some analysis. 3/4 of the tech startups I was coaching 10 years ago have since gone on to exit or acquisition offer. Probably nothing.

Why do 95% of attempts to orangepill fail? Swan just added my seminar on this on their channel, which includes strategies to orangepill much more effectively. Please share widely with anyone whose wanting to do this more effectively !

Rather than defending Bitcoin's use of energy, do this ... Rather than arguing that Bitcoin doesn't put up power prices, say this ... Rather than saying "other industries use more fossil fuel than Bitcoin ... state this 👇

Another inspiring Bitcoin story This one shows the power of grassroots movements, community and the peer-to-peer ethos Buena Vista Colorado (pop: 3,259) now has 13 businesses using Bitcoin: that is more than Colorado Springs which has 153x the population! It turns out grassroots adoption works (and so do treasure hunts). Luke and his wife Brooke did this in his "spare time" between running 3 businesses. Luke will be open sourcing how this happened in the months to come. Stay tuned!

3 very commonly made mistakes when explaining Bitcoin's energy use to people.

A couple of people said that this 65 second video about Bitcoin mining made them laugh (in a good way) One of the reasons that the media got it wrong for so long about Bitcoin mining was that they convinced themselves (and you) that in writing about Bitcoin mining, they should not talk to people who did Bitcoin mining because they would be biased. The logic however starts to unravel on this one very fast, once we start to scrutinize this argument.

Many Bitcoiners find they are unable to change the perspective of the person they are talking to about Bitcoin. One reason why: you have tacitly accepted their perspective by not challenging a false framing. Here's how to challenge FUD-frames respectfully.

Great video. So important to tell these stories of the tireless work that Bitcoin mining companies do to heat homes and keep the grid stable. View quoted note →

This year I've returned to my calling of coaching high-impact mastermind groups. I'm also excited because this stands to served Bitcoin so much more than me simple doing FUD-fighting If your work brings new people to Bitcoin, this message I just summarized into a 190 second video is specifically for you You can apply here:

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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 - CNET

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

Many things impact Bitcoin price and adoption, but FUD (whether its environmental, "used by crims", "going to zero") is definitely one of them! This is one very simple strategy I have used, which works, which takes very little time, and that anyone can use

I have 1 place left on the Bitcoin leaders' cohort for April 2026. Have talked to a few plebs, but their projects are a little early still The group have active projects they are now looking to expand that have a significant impact on Bitcoin adoption Reach out if that's you

There are the 7 core principles I used last year when engaging with media outlets last year who were still publishing environmental FUD about Bitcoin Result: 4 retractions, 2 changed editorial policy. Numerous article amendments. Most did not write environmental FUD about Bitcoin again.

"The art of war" is required reading for anyone actively working to increase Bitcoin adoption and counteract Bitcoin FUD