CodyEllingham
Cody Ellingham

https://thetransformationofvalue.com/

Creative & Host of the Transformation of Value Podcast.

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hello@thetransformationofvalue.com

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codyellingham@getalby.com

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2024-10-08 13:39:50

Photography of unplace.
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2024-10-04 09:01:27

Anatomy of the State by Murray Rothbard. It is a concise but powerful book exploring the fundamental problems with the State and its ability to commit total war, murder, and theft on an unprecedented scale.
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Read it here from the Mises Institute: https://mises.org/library/book/anatomy-state

2024-10-03 09:34:19

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よるでもgm,朝でもgm!

2024-09-28 00:18:57

🎧 Something special for one hundred episodes. Thank you for listening. Vires in numeris.
https://www.thetransformationofvalue.com/episodes/the-transformation-of-value-with-cody-ellingham

2024-09-26 15:00:13

Photography of unplaces, somewhere in Japan.
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2024-09-26 09:16:28

🌊⛏️ I had the awesome chance to visit a 50KW Bitcoin mining site in Gunma, Japan, operated by Agile Energy X, a subsidiary of TEPCO Power Grid. Big thanks to the team at @npub1qtv…7dze who I tagged along with!
The site is operated by TEPCO Renewable & Power utilising 50KW of solar that would otherwise be wasted as the site is currently awaiting grid upgrade and connection.
I think this is a big step forward for broader engagement with power generators about how Bitcoin can help the grid and for understanding the opportunity to participate in this new monetary network.
There is a lot that we can learn from the power of Bitcoin mining to act as both a load balancing and grid stabilisation tool, as well as helping with the ROI and financial planning of new generation assets.
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2024-09-23 00:09:12

🎧 What could Bitcoin mean for New Zealand at a national level?
Samson Mow is the former Chief Strategy Officer at Blockstream and current CEO at JAN3, focussed on Nation-state Bitcoin adoption as well as developing the Aqua Bitcoin wallet.
Samson is well known for advising various governments and heads of state about Bitcoin adoption, including in El Salvador with their plan to issue Bitcoin Bonds.
We discuss the game theory and approaches to nation-state Bitcoin Adoption, including the Bitcoin mining and energy story and how smaller countries like New Zealand can approach Bitcoin at both a grass-roots and state level.
https://www.thetransformationofvalue.com/episodes/nation-state-bitcoin-adoption-with-samson-mow

2024-09-22 13:17:25

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Thank you!

2024-09-19 16:12:10

Photography of unplaces.
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2024-09-18 09:48:48

I am reading The Sovereign Individual again. Has anyone else been reading it? Some truth bombs that stand out:
1. Is anarchy the world order already? There is no global power, only competing states and interests and the logic of violence.
2. Politics is downstream of technology, mass democracy is a product of mass production, along with mass media
3. Voting is a proxy for military violence
4. What is it that makes people believe in the legitimacy of democratic institutions? No other organisation or business is run this way, when you understand the logic of violence in the industrial age it becomes clear.

2024-09-18 02:20:16

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Life is good. New pod episode dropping soon!

2024-09-18 00:16:58

Oh, and GM!

2024-09-18 00:16:38

"It's OK to overthrow an unjust King."

2024-09-16 12:03:40

Not an unplace, but the old me looking out through new eyes. Somewhere in Tokyo.
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2024-09-14 16:48:45

Photography of unplaces.
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2024-09-13 00:38:24

Photography of unplaces.
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2024-09-11 15:24:00

Photography of unplaces, somewhere in Japan.
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2024-09-10 16:23:56

Concrete and stone.
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2024-09-09 15:41:22

Photography of unplaces.
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2024-09-09 06:42:44

🎧 Latest pod is out. I host the Kiwi Bitcoin Builders monthly catchup. We talk about upcoming Bitkiwi events,
Lightning Pay, and Alby, as well as other things people have been working on.
https://www.thetransformationofvalue.com/episodes/kiwi-bitcoin-builders-alby-lightning-pay-bitkiwi

2024-09-08 15:28:14

Photography of unplaces.
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2024-09-05 00:32:06

🎧 Latest pod is out.
Ollie Sapsford is a professional rugby football player from New Zealand, currently signed with the Super Rugby ACT Brumbies.
We talk about how Ollie’s rugby career started, his Bitcoin story, and the proof of work of professional sports.
https://www.thetransformationofvalue.com/episodes/professional-rugby-and-bitcoin-with-ollie-sapsford

2024-09-03 15:30:42

Photography of unplaces by Cody Ellingham.
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2024-09-01 08:41:49

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Hints of a typhoon, but nothing heavy enough to warrant concern. Got some writing done and read a few chapters of Gradually Then Suddenly. Overall a gm kind of a day!

2024-09-01 01:46:47

2024-08-31 09:33:07

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Hit me up when you are back in Japan.

2024-08-30 03:32:53

🎧 Latest episode is out.
Don Brash was the former Governor of the Reserve Bank of New Zealand from 1988 until 2002. Don was also a Member of Parliament, and leader of the New Zealand National Party.
We discuss Don’s work at the Reserve Bank, which came at a pivotal time alongside the economic reforms of the late 80s.
Don shares the history of the famous 0 - 2% inflation target that he helped implement, and we talk more broadly about the state’s understanding of inflation, its causes, Bitcoin, and the role of Central Banking.
We go on to talk about Don’s current focus looking at both the geopolitical situation New Zealand faces in-between the US and China, as well as his work with Hobson’s pledge looking at democracy issues closer to home.
https://www.thetransformationofvalue.com/episodes/reserve-bank-of-new-zealand-inflation-with-don-brash

2024-08-28 15:11:40

Photos of unplaces.
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2024-08-27 12:26:44

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2024-08-17 15:23:51

In the darkness I carried my heavy camera tripod up the cracked and crooked stairs of Mugasozan Mountain.https://m.primal.net/KCQY.jpg

2024-08-16 06:37:22

🎧 Latest pod: Max Hillebrand ( @npub1klk…x3vt ) is a Bitcoin builder, educator, and privacy advocate.
Max has contributed to open-source Bitcoin projects including BISQ, JoinMarket, and Wasabi Wallet, while also talking about individual freedom and self-sovereignty.
We dive straight into the concept of The Second Realm, which is focussed on building parallel economic systems in which sovereign individuals are empowered to pursue life, liberty and happiness without the harassment of the State.
Along the way we discuss anarchy, agorism, praxeology, and natural law.
Max is a wealth of knowledge and I enjoyed this conversation with him, I hope you do too.
https://www.thetransformationofvalue.com/episodes/towards-liberty-and-the-second-realm-with-max-hillebrand

2024-08-14 11:22:19

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I have always had a thing against boats and horses as modes of transport.

2024-08-14 02:56:59

Latest pod is out:
I talk with Umi Miyahara, Business Development Lead at @npub1mu7…j5cl.
Breez is a self-custodial Lightning-as-a-Service company bringing peer-to-peer bitcoin payments to apps and services globally with the free and open-source Breez SDK.
We talk about Umi’s journey through traditional finance and fintech startups, her Bitcoin story, and the evolution of the Lightning Network.
https://www.thetransformationofvalue.com/episodes/breez-and-lightning-with-umi-miyahara

2024-08-09 01:24:28

🎧 Latest pod is out: I talk with Trey Sellers, VP of Enterprise Sales at Unchained. Unchained are global leaders in collaborative custody solutions for Bitcoin with their Unchained Vault product that uses a multi-sig arrangement so that there is never a single point of failure for your Bitcoin.
We discuss some of Trey’s writing about the FIRE movement: Financial Independence, Retire Early, and how a low-time-preference strategy of saving and investing can help you achieve financial independence earlier in life.
We also discuss some of the fundamental metrics for tracking Bitcoin adoption.
Finally Trey shares Unchained Connections, a new way to help friends and family to custody their own Bitcoin and get it off of exchanges.
https://www.thetransformationofvalue.com/episodes/bitcoin-is-fire-friendly-with-trey-sellers

2024-08-05 02:51:51

🎧 Latest pod is out:
In this episode I catchup with Dr. Simon Collins.
We discuss some new research that Simon has contributed to in his new affiliation with the Digital Assets Research Institute along with the Satoshi Action Fund, providing academic insight for measuring and understanding Bitcoin adoption.
We talk about the next steps for Simon’s Bitcoin mining company, Stackr, as they look to expand their operations in some exciting new directions internationally.
Finally we discuss Lightning Pay, which is creating an amazing merchant payment system, and which offers the fastest and most cost-effective exchange experiences for buying Bitcoin in New Zealand.
https://www.thetransformationofvalue.com/episodes/lightning-pay-bitcoin-adoption-research-and-mining-at-stackr-with-dr-simon-collins

2024-08-02 15:50:03

Photography of unplaces, somewhere in Japan.
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2024-08-02 00:20:25

Wandering the night somewhere in Tokyo, just after the rain stopped.https://m.primal.net/JlZk.jpg

2024-07-31 13:45:53

Are you working on Bitcoin in New Zealand? Our next Kiwi Bitcoin Builders video call is on August 25th. Please reach out if you are interested in joining!
https://www.thetransformationofvalue.com/kiwi-bitcoin-builders
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2024-07-30 15:12:47

"Creativity is a wild mind and a disciplined eye," said some dude's t-shirt along with flip-flops and gucci sunglasses. ChatGPT does not work in Hong Kong, nor does my VPN. I had to search for my own way to understand the noises that were coming from the street...
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2024-07-29 12:58:53

🎧 I talk with Sam Kivi, CTO and Director at Grid Share, a New Zealand company building flexible load infrastructure centred around renewable energy and Bitcoin mining.
We talk about Grid Share’s Bitcoin mining operation at Monowai Hydroelectric Power Station in the South Island of New Zealand, their plans to grow the business to explore methane capture from landfills enabled by Bitcoin mining, and the broader opportunities for demand response and renewable energy infrastructure growth in New Zealand.
https://www.thetransformationofvalue.com/episodes/opportunities-for-methane-capture-and-bitcoin-mining-with-sam-kivi

2024-07-29 11:01:17

Here are a few photos from the Bitkiwi event!
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2024-07-29 10:58:28

🎉 I'm happy to share the「Bitcoin in New Zealand 」panel talk video from the Bitkiwi event, in Christchurch on July 20th. Thanks to everyone who attended and to the awesome guests.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PD2n47lS1zM

2024-07-29 10:55:13

2024-07-27 06:57:38

Today a small group of Japan-based Bitcoiners went for the first Kamakura Bitcoin walk through the hills of Genjiyama. #proofofwalk
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Washed some money AKA a ceremonial coin join at Zeniarai-benten shrine too.
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We will likely do monthly walks, next one will be listed here soon, all welcome: https://bitcoinwalk.org/kamakura/

2024-07-27 06:55:22

初の鎌倉「ビットコイン散歩」は成功でした。５人で源氏山を登って、ビットコインの話と銭洗弁天で「コインジョイン」を行いました！#proofofwalk #bitcoin #japan
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次回の日付を決めってからここに載せます。参加は大歓迎 https://bitcoinwalk.org/kamakura/

2024-07-26 23:44:16

The Xapo price hike email only just dropped, but it is weird that there is very little noise about this, especially given that the Nashville conference has them as a main sponsor. 60 days notice for a 10x price increase seems like a rugging to me.
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2024-07-24 03:36:25

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Thank you. I have been deeply immersed in reading Cryptosovereignty over the last few weeks.

2024-07-23 14:52:18

Wandering around Kamakura.
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2024-07-23 06:07:41

🎧 Latest pod is out!
I talk with Jason Crowe, a business leader who has worked with iconic New Zealand product brands such as phil&teds, Garage Project, and Goodnature.
We discuss Jason’s time working in the banking world and his decision to leave it, as well as how he has come to understand Bitcoin and how it impacts business and finance.
Finally we talk about the proof of work of sports and how athletes and sports teams may be able to incorporate Bitcoin thinking into the way they fund and organise themselves, and our new search to find New Zealand’s top Bitcoin sportsperson.
https://www.thetransformationofvalue.com/episodes/kiwi-business-success-the-proof-of-work-of-sports-and-bitcoin-with-jason-crowe

2024-07-17 09:44:32

I am looking forward to Saturday. See you all at Bitkiwi in Christchurch. The event runs 1 - 5pm & the talk panel is at 1:30pm. Learn about Bitcoin, buy a beer with sats, or just have a yarn. Free and open to all.
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2024-07-15 03:33:37

🎧 Latest pod is out: I talk with Dr. Simon Duff, a Research Economist and Bitcoiner.
We discuss what a high-value agricultural sector may look like for NZ, and the opportunities for exporting premium products to the world, maybe even priced in Bitcoin.
https://www.thetransformationofvalue.com/episodes/high-value-agriculture-and-the-bitcoin-economy-with-dr-simon-duff

2024-07-12 13:18:42

I think the technological brilliance that is the Lightning protocol is often under appreciated. It is a final settlement payments layer that does not rely on the use of credit. Bitcoin may be on the scale of the Internet, but Lightning sits up there with something like the WWW.

2024-07-12 09:08:19

Runaway horses.
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2024-07-07 22:30:59

🎧 Latest episode is out. I talk with Bitkiwi Paul, co-organiser of Bitkiwi, New Zealand’s premier Bitcoin events.
We talk about quite a few things: minimalism in what we own, the work of Art in the Age of AI, meaning making and the role of sports in the nation state, all seen through a Bitcoin lens.
I am glad to share that I will be back in New Zealand soon and will be at the Bitkiwi 10 event on Saturday July 20th in Christchurch. As part of the event I will be hosting a panel talk about the Future of Bitcoin in New Zealand with some great guests.
If you will be around come join us, the event is free and open to all and you can even buy your drinks with Bitcoin.
https://www.thetransformationofvalue.com/episodes/finding-the-bitcoin-connection-with-bitkiwi-paul

2024-07-06 14:38:47

Summer skies. I wrote something else, but it does not matter.
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2024-07-06 14:35:38

Summer skies. I wrote something else, but it does not matter.
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2024-07-05 05:44:25

Yokohama.
#sketch #art #wandering #derive
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2024-07-05 05:41:53

Yomiuriland, Japan.
#photography #wandering #art #derive
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2024-07-05 05:40:11

Old houses on Christmas Eve, Shonan Coast.
#photography #wandering #art #derive
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2024-07-05 05:39:27

Nishi Kasai, Tokyo.
#photography #wandering
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2024-07-04 16:02:02

Kamakura, Japan.
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2024-07-03 03:45:12

🎧 I talk with G Sovereignty (@`gsovereignty`), a Bitcoiner based in Hong Kong and developing applications on Nostr as well as host of the Nostrovia Podcast.
We talk about a presentation that G gave titled Bitcoin vs. The State: Four Phases of War, exploring the power dynamics of Bitcoin, its security model, and the steps that the state may enact as it begins to comprehend the true implications of Bitcoin upon its exorbitant privileges.
We also discuss the future of Bitcoin-powered economies and what these might look like.
https://www.thetransformationofvalue.com/episodes/bitcoin-vs-the-state-four-phases-of-war-with-g-sovereignty

2024-07-01 15:56:23

I left the conference and caught a taxi to To Kwa Wan station. I was still not feeling so great but went into the wet market anyway, quickly forced to avert my senses from the stench and sight of hanging meat and offal under the harsh fluorescent lights. Live chickens pecked at each other in their rusting cages on the ground and everything was covered in a thick stinking humidity.
I got out of there and walked under the looming highway of Chatham Road, past the Ko Shan cinema and back towards my apartment. I was reminded of another Chatham Road in my hometown of Flaxmere, nothing more than a long stretch of farmland and a huge rugby paddock lined with macrocarpas and the sound of pukekos.
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2024-06-30 12:23:52

codyellingham
I pulled myself onto the hard plastic mattress and under the lemon-patterned pullover as I stared into the gestalt of darkness. Count the numbers, count the rows.
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2024-06-29 12:48:59

Nowhere to be and nothing to do. I woke around mid morning in the Hong Kong heat, still lingering half-way between the worlds.
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2024-06-28 16:12:22

Kowloon City Road, Hong Kong.
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2024-06-27 15:45:42

A study of dreams in the intimacies of an aeroport in the desert, sojourns across land and time. Jiřího z Poděbrad.
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2024-06-20 06:59:42

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You bet me to it ><

2024-06-20 06:59:29

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2024-06-20 06:54:17

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Good advice

2024-06-20 06:53:46

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Looks good.

2024-06-20 06:45:11

What is the Phillips Curve? Sounds like economic bollocks. @npub1a2c…w83a https://www.rbnz.govt.nz/hub/publications/analytical-note/2024/the-resurgence-of-the-new-zealand-phillips-curve

2024-06-20 06:44:06

Three charts showing the debasement of Roman silver coins over time.
The first shows a private collection, the second is based on work by Martin Armstrong and others, and the third shows data from Walker, The Metrology of the Roman Silver Coinage (1978).
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2024-06-20 06:42:28

True or False?
"..Tightness in the labour market, brought about by the border closure, played an important role in generating inflation in New Zealand."
https://www.rbnz.govt.nz/hub/news/2024/06/the-road-back-to-2-percent-inflation

2024-06-16 18:05:24

🎧 I speak with Ian from the Victorian Bitcoin Technology Club @npub1g7u…yt4j, a not-for-profit incorporated club supporting Bitcoin education and grassroots bitcoin adoption in the state of Victoria, Australia.
We discuss the background to starting the club, how it acts as a backwards-compatible organisation for interfacing with the legacy world while also embracing Bitcoin principles. We also talk about the club’s mission, their plans for the future, and how they are trying to operate on a Bitcoin standard.
https://www.thetransformationofvalue.com/episodes/introducing-the-victorian-bitcoin-technology-club

2024-06-14 22:04:53

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Still a better wait time and outcome than any New Zealand hospital though.

2024-06-12 06:21:27

📢 I'm glad to announce the third guest for the Transformation of Value in-person panel talk in July at Bitkiwi in Christchurch. Andrew Wells is a Christchurch Bitcoiner and one of the first ever Bitkiwi attendees. He's well read on all things Bitcoin and brings a local community perspective.
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https://kiwibitcoinguide.org/home/bitkiwi-meetups/bitkiwi-x-july-2024-christchurch/

2024-06-11 15:34:01

Quick sketch from Prague day 1. This city is incredible.
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2024-06-09 04:27:53

🎧 Latest pod is out. I speak with Dr. James Kierstead, a Research Fellow with the New Zealand Initiative focussing on higher education policy, including academic freedom.
James co-hosts Free Kiwis!, a podcast dedicated to free speech in New Zealand, and also has a background in classical studies, in particular democracy in Ancient Greece.
We talk about the declining state of New Zealand universities and the impact this has on graduates bringing their ideologies into the public sector. We also dive into the importance of language learning and, the economies of ancient Greece city states, and what we can learn from the past.
https://www.thetransformationofvalue.com/episodes/ancient-economies-declining-universities-and-free-speech-with-dr-james-kierstead

2024-06-04 01:52:30

🎧🥝 Latest pod is out: Kiwi Bitcoin Builders: Lightning Nodes, Self-Sovereign AI, and Silent Payments
https://www.thetransformationofvalue.com/episodes/kiwi-bitcoin-builders-lightning-nodes-self-sovereign-ai-and-silent-payments

2024-05-28 05:22:54

🎉 I will be back in New Zealand in July to host an in-person Panel Talk at Bitkiwi in Christchurch. I will share the stage with 3 guests working closely in Bitcoin. We will talk about the opportunities for NZ, from circular economies through to Bitcoin mining! Don't miss it!
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James Viggiano is a Kiwi Bitcoiner with a finance background who is very familiar with the Reserve Bank of New Zealand and the govt's approach to money printing, inflation, and Bitcoin. He is also working on The Orange Mart project and we spoke earlier in the year on the pod:
https://www.thetransformationofvalue.com/episodes/the-reserve-bank-of-new-zealands-money-printer-with-james-viggiano
Brad Henderson is Head of Engineering and Design at ElectroNet. He works in energy grids, generation, and infrastructure. We spoke recently about a new Bitcoin mine he helped standup on the West Coast as well as energy sovereignty:
https://www.thetransformationofvalue.com/episodes/bitcoin-mining-solar-power-and-energy-sovereignty-with-brad-henderson
The event will be in-person only and I will be moderating the panel. Afterwards you can enjoy the Bitkiwi event, chat with other Kiwi Bitcoiners, and even buy a beer with Lightning at the bar!
⚡️ Will be announcing another awesome guest soon!

2024-05-26 12:22:05

Kamakura, Jufuku-ji Temple (Original Drawing, Pen and Copic Marker)
I went out on a sketching expedition with my friend today in Kamakura, Japan. We spent several hours near Jufuku-ji Temple and I fell in love with the late Spring colours.
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2024-05-23 07:46:47

Bitcoin vs. The State: four phases of war
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=X_xgmVLyB94
A great video by @npub1myg…sn5p

2024-05-21 14:26:49

🎧 I talk with @npub1cnd…xq6k about the problem with the Bitcoin Asia conference in Hong Kong.
I knew there would be some ordinal-related stuff which I wanted to verify for myself, but I was not expecting the sheer degree of emphasis on this.
Alongside the overall VC, compliance & KYC, public mining, and financial services direction of the conference it was all very disappointing.
As we explore, I have come to question BTC Inc. and Bitcoin Magazine's motivations, their choice of sponsors and programming, and their commitment to Bitcoin as freedom and privacy tech.
Bitcoin is resilient and anti-fragile, but I can’t help but wonder if this conference and the so-called @npub1t8a…56yu
are not part of a broader attack that uses the affinity of the Bitcoin brand to nullify the ongoing imperative for sound money, self-custody, decentralisation, and self-sovereignty?
https://thetransformationofvalue.com/episodes/the-problem-with-bitcoin-magazine-and-the-bitcoin-asia-conference-with-brad-loewen?v=2

2024-05-17 02:15:42

🎧 New Episode is out with Mikey Smith, a Kiwi Bitcoiner working in the world of mortgages and finance. He gives some perspectives on the NZ housing situation, the slow train wreck that is the Government, and what the longer term outlook might be.
We also dive into personal responsibility, creating value, and fishing off of Norfolk Island.
https://www.thetransformationofvalue.com/episodes/the-new-zealand-housing-market-and-bitcoin-with-mikey-smith?v=3

2024-05-16 08:37:18

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Nice camera!

2024-05-15 15:17:43

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Do you know what the story behind this was? I was kind of looking forward to seeing this project grow for more media-type businesses.

2024-05-15 15:14:55

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Here is the @npub1get…0nfm error I am getting @npub1cd0…xlvx .. any ideas or suggestions please?https://m.primal.net/IGxk.png

2024-05-15 15:12:03

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Thanks added. But I keep getting a "Invalid invoice" issue when I try paying a lightning invoice from @npub1get…0nfm ..CC @npub1cd0…xlvx

2024-05-15 15:05:38

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What mint did you use? I am having trouble setting up.

2024-05-15 14:59:24

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Found one! https://stablenut.umint.cash

2024-05-15 14:58:52

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You may have already answered this - but what mint can I use? There does not seem to be any USD-denominated ones on here https://bitcoinmints.com/?show=cashu&units=usd

2024-05-15 14:14:40

It seems we went from "new innovations in digital money are being tentatively explored by a small team..." to "TIME TO GET READY FOR THE CBDC NEW ZEALAND: ITS COMING" in a period of about 6 months.
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It's not looking good for privacy and human rights. Interestingly it looks like they already have an internal project titled "Digital Cash Campaign" designed to push this narrative out there:
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I have heard that the RBNZ's unelected oafdom are also beginning the rounds in the local media to plant the seeds for their new magic money.

2024-05-15 13:36:03

What are the broader game theory and strategy differences between a non-aggression approach vs exercising self-defence when under attack by the state? How have these strategies performed vs tear gas / LTL rounds on peaceful gatherings? How about vs lethal force?
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Any literature recommendations welcome!

2024-05-05 13:30:26

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Thanks!

2024-05-04 16:40:18

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MMMT - More MMT.

2024-05-04 13:14:23

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Don't forget the Lizards.

2024-05-04 12:11:21

I saw an ad on the train in Japan today for gold. First time I have ever seen one. "Why is pure gold an effective way to protect your assets (...from the collapse of the JPY)?" No Bitcoin ads, yet.
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2024-05-04 11:14:47

I'm making an effort to use nostr more. It is a much better way to communicate.

2024-05-04 11:13:31

It's almost as if the average Bitcoin pleb has a better grasp of economics and the impacts of monetary policy than most central bank and government leadership.