Why do so many Bitcoiners love Steak? 🥩 Do we just know a good thing when we see it? I eat mine Blue with half its weight in butter. 👌🏼

Anyone else struggle to talk Bitcoin with friends and family? The conversation always goes: “Yeah cool Nell, just flick it through… I’ll take a look when I get a sec.” Listen Bob, I’m not trying to sell you anything. I don’t earn commission on your freedom. It makes zero difference to my life if you choose to stay in the fiat rat race instead of finding a way out for you and your kids. SIGH. But I won’t give up on you, Bob. Because I love you.

Just when I think my eyes are open I read another book and my head explodes. 🤯 @matthewlysiak @Saifedean Ammous

Rocked up to school pick up and got asked who Satoshi Nakamoto is. Don't worry Team, I didn't reveal a thing!!! 🤐 I gotta say it was a fun conversation for sure. That started with one parent and ended up with about six. I have 'Normie' millennial mums on the daily asking me about Bitcoin. A sign of change (cool hat by @BitcoinMagazine)

My five year old son slept past 9am today. His friend's mum was concerned when I told her we wouldn't make the school walk. I'm not, he's a growing boy and sleep is the key to his body growing strong and healthy. Normalising dragging kids out of bed to get to school is not healthy. I'm just thankful that I have the ability to let him sleep. Sleep on my boy. 🧡

My mum messaged me to tell me off for looking so cross in parliament and "unapproachable" Well Mum… maybe I’m a bit pissed off about the broken money system. Maybe I’m tired of watching inflation eat away at people’s savings. Maybe just maybe it’s hard seeing my millennial friends bust their guts and still not be able to afford a home for their families?! Or even choosing not to have families at all!!!!!!!!! But if you think I actually said any of that to my mother… you clearly don’t know her. I just said: “Yes Mum.” 🙃

At the Meet Up stall in Vegas anyone who represented a community from around the world put a little sticker on their location. New Zealand was not only tucked away down the bottom, it was hidden behind the team's coats and bags! They didn't even realise they were covering up a country! New Zealand, as beautiful and wonderful as it is has so often been overlooked by the rest of the world. We are changing that, @thebitcoinbasin is putting New Zealand firmly on the @btcmap through @lightningpaynz Through our community efforts and out reach the world will know where we are. More than that, they will come here to connect, network and spend their #sats with our local kiwi owned businesses. They will be blown away by the beauty of our country, they will make life long memories and friends. New Zealand will be stamped on their passports and in their hearts 🧡 Next year will be different, mark my words ⚡️ #bitcoinnewzealand #bitcointowns #bitcoinmeetups #bitcoin2025

I always felt too stupid to ask questions. Now I do nothing but ask questions. I have realised that intellect is blinding. Quite happy to feel my way and own my capabilities.🙏🏻🧡 God bless you all.

Nothing to see here. Just a group of Bitcoiners in Parliament. Clearing up misconceptions, demoing Lightning transactions in real time, and opening up dialogue between policymakers and the Bitcoin community. ⚡🇳🇿 Carry on.

The Bitcoin Miner that made history in New Zealand.. 🇳🇿⚡️ Rob Clarkson flew it from The Bitcoin Basin in Queenstown up to Wellington. Then got it through security. Which went a little something like👇🏻 👮🏽‍♂️Guard - "Hey, what do you have here?" 🧙🏼‍♂️Rob - "A Bitcoin Miner.." Pause... 👮🏽‍♂️Guard - "Oh right, erm ok good" . . Then, plugged it in. ⚡️

Exciting to be a part of this moment with @bitcoinpolicynz Yesterday we presented to a room of 20+ members of the New Zealand Coalition MPs. A great presentation delivered by @r0bertclarkson - An expert in breaking down Bitcoin for all levels, particularly in a very limited time. The success was apparent by the amount of time the MPs stuck around afterwards to dive deeper - genuinely interested to learn more. Rob also brought a Bitcoin miner along, it was fun to watch security scan it and ask what it was. This must be a first?! Surely! We spoke about how @TheBitcoinBasin is growing through transactional spending through @lightningpaynz . Empowering our local businesses and strengthening our communities. We emphasised the importance of not letting NZ get left behind. All MPs walked away with a copy of The Bitcoin Standard by @saifedean and a link to "What's the problem" by @satmojoe Great questions, surprising in fact. The tide is shifting. They can't ignore what Bitcoin is, nor its potential any longer. #bitcoinnewzealand

Last night we hosted our first Merchants Night in Queenstown at The Bitcoin Basin. A gathering of business owners already accepting Bitcoin and others ready to onboard. It was lovely to see so many people come along on a Tuesday night. The energy in the room was great, those new to Bitcoin and others further along their journey. A room full of entrepreneurs, risk takers, business owners the backbone of Queenstown. In a world that’s becoming more digital and disconnected, real human connection matters more than ever. Shaking hands. Making eye contact. Sharing a smile. Bitcoin isn’t just a new way to pay. It’s a tool for self sovereignty. It removes the middlemen, the gatekeepers, the unnecessary fees. It puts power back in the hands of small business owners and everyday people. That’s what The Bitcoin Basin is about. Connection & Community. We’re building a circular economy where businesses support each other directly. Where value stays local. Where we lift each other up, instead of competing against our neighbours. Bitcoin is open source and permissionless. It doesn’t care where you’re from, what you earn, or who you bank with. It gives everyone a fair shot and that’s the same spirit we’re building here. We’re not clinging to broken systems. We’re creating a new one together, from the ground up. We rise by lifting others. That’s the Bitcoin way.

When I see the examples of how far AI has come I don't feel afraid. I just feel thankful for my personal real relationships and connections. It makes hugs and kisses and handshakes and eye contact so much more important and meaningful. The more AI advances the more important face to face interactions and connections are. We live in this world, this is the one we have. Don't fear it, navigate it. Don't wish for a past time or a different time, embrace the good things - the real things we have. Appreciate the beauty, the human connections and the truth. 🧡

Around the world leaders are taking note, listening to what their voters want. We live in a digital world. And the people want decentralised sound money. Bitcoin is just that. I'm glad these Crypto bills are being introduced even if Bitcoin is the ONLY decentralised currency amongst them. But, baby steps. Come on New Zealand, don't get left behind. 🇳🇿⚡️🧡

Can you name one person who's orange pilled more people than @saifedean? My boomer Mum read The Bitcoin Standard after years of me trying to talk to her about Bitcoin. She got really angry reading it, and now shes all in for Bitcoin 🧡⚡️ My book shelf is getting full up with The @SaifHouseBooks 📚

It was incredible to meet @peteevanschefx in Vegas at the Bitcoin Conference. Pete’s a legend in the real food and wellness space across Australasia way before it was cool. He stood strong through a storm of mainstream criticism and out right fake news. Speaking out with courage and conviction when few would. They tried to cancel him, but it only made us respect him more. To me, the Bitcoin and health movements are deeply connected both are about reclaiming personal responsibility, thinking critically and choosing a path to live long, healthy and sovereign lives. He spoke at the conference on a panel called Proof of Steak: Food systems, Diet & Bitcoin. As a mother it fills me with joy to see panels such as this. Bringing awareness to the importance of real food, how it affects everything in our lives and giving people the tools to make the right decisions for themselves and their families. 🧡 Health and Wealth 🧡

There was way more to Bitcoin 2025 Vegas than all the click bait craziness. 🤦🏻‍♀️ Behind the noise were real people. Selling their good peer to peer. ⚡️ Connecting face to face, building new friendships and embracing old ones. ❤️ Learning and growth through shared knowledge. Real people brought together for real reasons. And that was the beautiful part. The noise is just noisey, what do you expect in Vegas though?

Checking out @dennysdiner with the Flightless Birds 🥝 in #vegas for #bitcoin2025 Vegas is CRAZY, it's so great to see so many Kiwis representing the #bitcoinnz community here. Always great to connect ⚡️ #bitcoinnz #bitcoinbasin

#Bitcoin2025 #Lasvegas! Sensory overload with over 35k attendees!! Bitcoin isn't going anywhere. The attendees here all got into Bitcoin for different reasons, but they all see it as the future for #bettermoney Whether they chose Bitcoin because of its finite supply. Because it can't be printed like #fiat Or because it's borderless. Unlike Fiat. Or because it's divisible by 100 million #satoshis and therefore accessible to anyone - any where. There are millions of people world wide who have no access to a bank account. But they do have a phone and can access the internet, so they can use Bitcoin. There are so many reasons. I love hearing the stories from real people around the world who are finding self sovereignty and freedom through #bettermoney. Fix the money, Fix the world.

Amazing to connect with @satmojoe, an absolute legend in the Bitcoin world. I wouldn't even be able to count how many times i've shared his video 'What's the problem' with people around my community. For so many people in the west we feel there's a problem but have absolutely no idea what it is. Families are struggling and just don't know why. Joe has opened our eyes by breaking it down clearly, if you haven't already seen the video definitely check it out. youtu.be/YtFOxNbmD38?si… Looking forward to hearing him speak at #bitcoin2025 in #lasvegas tomorrow. His panel will discuss "Will Bitcoin adoption end Fiat once and for all" Great to connect! ⚡️