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Last Notes npub1uth29ygt090fe640skhc8l34d9s7xlwj4frxs2esezt7n6d64nwsqcmmmu Cody Ellingham 🎧 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 npub1uth29ygt090fe640skhc8l34d9s7xlwj4frxs2esezt7n6d64nwsqcmmmu Cody Ellingham Photography of unplaces by Cody Ellingham. https://m.primal.net/KcTC.jpg npub1uth29ygt090fe640skhc8l34d9s7xlwj4frxs2esezt7n6d64nwsqcmmmu Cody Ellingham 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! npub1uth29ygt090fe640skhc8l34d9s7xlwj4frxs2esezt7n6d64nwsqcmmmu Cody Ellingham gm npub1uth29ygt090fe640skhc8l34d9s7xlwj4frxs2esezt7n6d64nwsqcmmmu Cody Ellingham 🎧 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 npub1uth29ygt090fe640skhc8l34d9s7xlwj4frxs2esezt7n6d64nwsqcmmmu Cody Ellingham Photos of unplaces. https://m.primal.net/KRrO.jpg npub1uth29ygt090fe640skhc8l34d9s7xlwj4frxs2esezt7n6d64nwsqcmmmu Cody Ellingham 🎧 Latest episode is out. Cain The Oricle is a freelancer visual designer who has recently worked with @npub1uq7…u0c2 on their launch and conference brand identity design. We discuss the importance of creativity alongside the technological and monetary revolution that is Bitcoin. We talk about the role of art, whether it is visual, writing or music, to communicate and reflect big ideas back to society. We also talk about how artists can be empowered by Bitcoin thinking through self-patronage and the ability to work on meaningful long-term projects and get away from the fiat grind. https://www.thetransformationofvalue.com/episodes/the-bitcoin-creative-renaissance-with-cain-the-oricle npub1uth29ygt090fe640skhc8l34d9s7xlwj4frxs2esezt7n6d64nwsqcmmmu Cody Ellingham Wandering the night somewhere in Tokyo, just after the rain stopped.https://m.primal.net/JlZk.jpg npub1uth29ygt090fe640skhc8l34d9s7xlwj4frxs2esezt7n6d64nwsqcmmmu Cody Ellingham 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 https://m.primal.net/JkNy.jpg npub1uth29ygt090fe640skhc8l34d9s7xlwj4frxs2esezt7n6d64nwsqcmmmu Cody Ellingham 🎧 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 npub1uth29ygt090fe640skhc8l34d9s7xlwj4frxs2esezt7n6d64nwsqcmmmu Cody Ellingham Here are a few photos from the Bitkiwi event! https://m.primal.net/JhqU.jpg https://m.primal.net/JhqY.jpg https://m.primal.net/Jhqb.jpg npub1uth29ygt090fe640skhc8l34d9s7xlwj4frxs2esezt7n6d64nwsqcmmmu Cody Ellingham 🎉 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 npub1uth29ygt090fe640skhc8l34d9s7xlwj4frxs2esezt7n6d64nwsqcmmmu Cody Ellingham 🎉 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 npub1uth29ygt090fe640skhc8l34d9s7xlwj4frxs2esezt7n6d64nwsqcmmmu Cody Ellingham Today a small group of Japan-based Bitcoiners went for the first Kamakura Bitcoin walk through the hills of Genjiyama. #proofofwalk https://m.primal.net/JfwC.jpg https://m.primal.net/JfwN.jpg https://m.primal.net/JfwF.jpg https://m.primal.net/JfwD.jpg Washed some money AKA a ceremonial coin join at Zeniarai-benten shrine too. https://m.primal.net/JfwP.jpg https://m.primal.net/JfwG.jpg We will likely do monthly walks, next one will be listed here soon, all welcome: https://bitcoinwalk.org/kamakura/ npub1uth29ygt090fe640skhc8l34d9s7xlwj4frxs2esezt7n6d64nwsqcmmmu Cody Ellingham 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. https://m.primal.net/Jfjq.jpg https://m.primal.net/Jfjr.jpg npub1uth29ygt090fe640skhc8l34d9s7xlwj4frxs2esezt7n6d64nwsqcmmmu Cody Ellingham Thank you. I have been deeply immersed in reading Cryptosovereignty over the last few weeks. npub1uth29ygt090fe640skhc8l34d9s7xlwj4frxs2esezt7n6d64nwsqcmmmu Cody Ellingham Wandering around Kamakura. https://m.primal.net/JbYn.jpg npub1uth29ygt090fe640skhc8l34d9s7xlwj4frxs2esezt7n6d64nwsqcmmmu Cody Ellingham 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. https://m.primal.net/JTpz.jpg https://m.primal.net/JTqB.jpg npub1uth29ygt090fe640skhc8l34d9s7xlwj4frxs2esezt7n6d64nwsqcmmmu Cody Ellingham 🎧 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 npub1uth29ygt090fe640skhc8l34d9s7xlwj4frxs2esezt7n6d64nwsqcmmmu Cody Ellingham 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. npub1uth29ygt090fe640skhc8l34d9s7xlwj4frxs2esezt7n6d64nwsqcmmmu Cody Ellingham 🎧 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 npub1uth29ygt090fe640skhc8l34d9s7xlwj4frxs2esezt7n6d64nwsqcmmmu Cody Ellingham Yokohama. #sketch #art #wandering #derive https://m.primal.net/JIXv.jpg npub1uth29ygt090fe640skhc8l34d9s7xlwj4frxs2esezt7n6d64nwsqcmmmu Cody Ellingham Nishi Kasai, Tokyo. #photography #wandering https://m.primal.net/JIXl.jpg npub1uth29ygt090fe640skhc8l34d9s7xlwj4frxs2esezt7n6d64nwsqcmmmu Cody Ellingham 🎧 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 npub1uth29ygt090fe640skhc8l34d9s7xlwj4frxs2esezt7n6d64nwsqcmmmu Cody Ellingham 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. https://m.primal.net/JEgs.jpg npub1uth29ygt090fe640skhc8l34d9s7xlwj4frxs2esezt7n6d64nwsqcmmmu Cody Ellingham 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. https://m.primal.net/JDMc.png npub1uth29ygt090fe640skhc8l34d9s7xlwj4frxs2esezt7n6d64nwsqcmmmu Cody Ellingham Nowhere to be and nothing to do. I woke around mid morning in the Hong Kong heat, still lingering half-way between the worlds. https://m.primal.net/JCEI.jpg npub1uth29ygt090fe640skhc8l34d9s7xlwj4frxs2esezt7n6d64nwsqcmmmu Cody Ellingham Kowloon City Road, Hong Kong. https://m.primal.net/JBFj.jpg npub1uth29ygt090fe640skhc8l34d9s7xlwj4frxs2esezt7n6d64nwsqcmmmu Cody Ellingham A study of dreams in the intimacies of an aeroport in the desert, sojourns across land and time. Jiřího z Poděbrad. https://m.primal.net/Izwz.jpg npub1uth29ygt090fe640skhc8l34d9s7xlwj4frxs2esezt7n6d64nwsqcmmmu Cody Ellingham Good advice npub1uth29ygt090fe640skhc8l34d9s7xlwj4frxs2esezt7n6d64nwsqcmmmu Cody Ellingham Looks good. npub1uth29ygt090fe640skhc8l34d9s7xlwj4frxs2esezt7n6d64nwsqcmmmu Cody Ellingham 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). https://m.primal.net/IrPd.jpg https://m.primal.net/IrPb.jpg https://m.primal.net/IrPe.jpg npub1uth29ygt090fe640skhc8l34d9s7xlwj4frxs2esezt7n6d64nwsqcmmmu Cody Ellingham 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 npub1uth29ygt090fe640skhc8l34d9s7xlwj4frxs2esezt7n6d64nwsqcmmmu Cody Ellingham 🎧 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 npub1uth29ygt090fe640skhc8l34d9s7xlwj4frxs2esezt7n6d64nwsqcmmmu Cody Ellingham Still a better wait time and outcome than any New Zealand hospital though. npub1uth29ygt090fe640skhc8l34d9s7xlwj4frxs2esezt7n6d64nwsqcmmmu Cody Ellingham 📢 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. https://m.primal.net/Ihgg.jpg https://kiwibitcoinguide.org/home/bitkiwi-meetups/bitkiwi-x-july-2024-christchurch/ npub1uth29ygt090fe640skhc8l34d9s7xlwj4frxs2esezt7n6d64nwsqcmmmu Cody Ellingham Quick sketch from Prague day 1. This city is incredible. https://m.primal.net/IgvT.jpg https://m.primal.net/IgvW.jpg npub1uth29ygt090fe640skhc8l34d9s7xlwj4frxs2esezt7n6d64nwsqcmmmu Cody Ellingham 🎧 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 npub1uth29ygt090fe640skhc8l34d9s7xlwj4frxs2esezt7n6d64nwsqcmmmu Cody Ellingham 🎧🥝 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 npub1uth29ygt090fe640skhc8l34d9s7xlwj4frxs2esezt7n6d64nwsqcmmmu Cody Ellingham 🎉 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! https://m.primal.net/IPqw.jpg 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! npub1uth29ygt090fe640skhc8l34d9s7xlwj4frxs2esezt7n6d64nwsqcmmmu Cody Ellingham 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. https://m.primal.net/INmM.jpg https://m.primal.net/INmN.jpg npub1uth29ygt090fe640skhc8l34d9s7xlwj4frxs2esezt7n6d64nwsqcmmmu Cody Ellingham Bitcoin vs. The State: four phases of war https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=X_xgmVLyB94 A great video by @npub1myg…sn5p npub1uth29ygt090fe640skhc8l34d9s7xlwj4frxs2esezt7n6d64nwsqcmmmu Cody Ellingham 🎧 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 npub1uth29ygt090fe640skhc8l34d9s7xlwj4frxs2esezt7n6d64nwsqcmmmu Cody Ellingham 🎧 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 npub1uth29ygt090fe640skhc8l34d9s7xlwj4frxs2esezt7n6d64nwsqcmmmu Cody Ellingham Nice camera! npub1uth29ygt090fe640skhc8l34d9s7xlwj4frxs2esezt7n6d64nwsqcmmmu Cody Ellingham 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. npub1uth29ygt090fe640skhc8l34d9s7xlwj4frxs2esezt7n6d64nwsqcmmmu Cody Ellingham Here is the @npub1get…0nfm error I am getting @npub1cd0…xlvx .. any ideas or suggestions please?https://m.primal.net/IGxk.png npub1uth29ygt090fe640skhc8l34d9s7xlwj4frxs2esezt7n6d64nwsqcmmmu Cody Ellingham Thanks added. But I keep getting a "Invalid invoice" issue when I try paying a lightning invoice from @npub1get…0nfm ..CC @npub1cd0…xlvx npub1uth29ygt090fe640skhc8l34d9s7xlwj4frxs2esezt7n6d64nwsqcmmmu Cody Ellingham What mint did you use? I am having trouble setting up. npub1uth29ygt090fe640skhc8l34d9s7xlwj4frxs2esezt7n6d64nwsqcmmmu Cody Ellingham Found one! https://stablenut.umint.cash npub1uth29ygt090fe640skhc8l34d9s7xlwj4frxs2esezt7n6d64nwsqcmmmu Cody Ellingham 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 npub1uth29ygt090fe640skhc8l34d9s7xlwj4frxs2esezt7n6d64nwsqcmmmu Cody Ellingham 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. https://m.primal.net/IGwV.png https://m.primal.net/IGwW.png 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: https://m.primal.net/IGwX.png 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. npub1uth29ygt090fe640skhc8l34d9s7xlwj4frxs2esezt7n6d64nwsqcmmmu Cody Ellingham 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? https://m.primal.net/IGvh.png https://m.primal.net/IGvi.png https://m.primal.net/IGvj.png https://m.primal.net/IGvk.png Any literature recommendations welcome! npub1uth29ygt090fe640skhc8l34d9s7xlwj4frxs2esezt7n6d64nwsqcmmmu Cody Ellingham Thanks! npub1uth29ygt090fe640skhc8l34d9s7xlwj4frxs2esezt7n6d64nwsqcmmmu Cody Ellingham MMMT - More MMT. npub1uth29ygt090fe640skhc8l34d9s7xlwj4frxs2esezt7n6d64nwsqcmmmu Cody Ellingham Don't forget the Lizards. npub1uth29ygt090fe640skhc8l34d9s7xlwj4frxs2esezt7n6d64nwsqcmmmu Cody Ellingham 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. https://m.primal.net/IDDN.png npub1uth29ygt090fe640skhc8l34d9s7xlwj4frxs2esezt7n6d64nwsqcmmmu Cody Ellingham I'm making an effort to use nostr more. It is a much better way to communicate. npub1uth29ygt090fe640skhc8l34d9s7xlwj4frxs2esezt7n6d64nwsqcmmmu Cody Ellingham 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. npub1uth29ygt090fe640skhc8l34d9s7xlwj4frxs2esezt7n6d64nwsqcmmmu Cody Ellingham There has been a Cambrian explosion of Bitcoin meetups and events happening in New Zealand. https://m.primal.net/IDCM.jpg Check out what is happening here: https://kiwibitcoinguide.org npub1uth29ygt090fe640skhc8l34d9s7xlwj4frxs2esezt7n6d64nwsqcmmmu Cody Ellingham I just watched The Grapes of Wrath (1940). An incredible piece of cinema, perhaps one of the greatest films of the 20th century. It tells the story of depression-era US and a family pushed to the limit and forced out of their home. From the first scene it had me captivated with a kind of mise-en-scène and dreamlike artistry that only black and white can deliver. As a pairing with "Citizen Kane" (1941), the two films tell the story of the New Deal, of the struggle between urban and rural America, of a world of financial collapse and great depression. Perhaps we are beginning to relive aspects of this now almost 100 years later? There is nuance to the film: the FDR-type figure in the clean white clothes helping the family, red scare, unions, charity, god. The references are perhaps too subtle for modern audiences and I wonder if people back then were more "street smart" in watching this kind of thing. https://m.primal.net/ICTx.png npub1uth29ygt090fe640skhc8l34d9s7xlwj4frxs2esezt7n6d64nwsqcmmmu Cody Ellingham The meta game for me still comes back to truth. Nothing can be trusted anymore...nothing except #Bitcoin. What my node says is the new foundation layer - Similar to having your own personal Bible and being able to read it instead of trusting whatever the crooked priest says. Then we scaffold off that: communities, businesses, new media. npub1uth29ygt090fe640skhc8l34d9s7xlwj4frxs2esezt7n6d64nwsqcmmmu Cody Ellingham Is everyone being arrested by the US Government now? npub1uth29ygt090fe640skhc8l34d9s7xlwj4frxs2esezt7n6d64nwsqcmmmu Cody Ellingham So it seems twitter just went "down" and nothing is loading. Nostr still works. Powerful. https://m.primal.net/IBJg.png npub1uth29ygt090fe640skhc8l34d9s7xlwj4frxs2esezt7n6d64nwsqcmmmu Cody Ellingham 🎧 The Economic Violence of the New Zealand State and the RBNZ with Ben Jarvie Ben Jarvie is a writer and kiwi Bitcoiner working for Amber App, a Bitcoin-only exchange. We talk about Ben’s recent travels to El Salvador and Madeira, and we reflect on the declining situation of my beloved home country, New Zealand, and in particular the economic violence that the State and the Reserve Bank of New Zealand continues to unleash upon the people through its egregious manipulation of the money. But that said, we know that Bitcoin fixes this, and we are here to build bridges and meet people where they are at! https://www.thetransformationofvalue.com/episodes/the-economic-violence-of-the-new-zealand-state-and-the-rbnz-with-ben-jarvie CC @npub1fvz…r9hy @npub16uu…x0h6 @npub185h…wueq @npub1hrc…k525 npub1uth29ygt090fe640skhc8l34d9s7xlwj4frxs2esezt7n6d64nwsqcmmmu Cody Ellingham ⛏️ High-level intro to Bitcoin mining, the state of the industry, and what the opportunities are for people interested in working or investing in Bitcoin mining from New Zealand + global perspective. This article was inspired by a semi-random conversation I had with a gentleman working at a high level in oil & gas who had not come across Bitcoin mining at all. I think it is useful to consider the industry from the outside and what the opportunities are! https://thetransformationofvalue.com/articles/introduction-to-bitcoin-mining-for-businesses-and-investors npub1uth29ygt090fe640skhc8l34d9s7xlwj4frxs2esezt7n6d64nwsqcmmmu Cody Ellingham 🎧 I talk with Brad Henderson, a Power System Engineer and Head of Engineering and Design at ElectroNet, a New Zealand-owned consultancy firm. Brad share some exciting details about a new Bitcoin mining facility that his firm has been involved with on the West Coast of New Zealand. We discuss what energy sovereignty might mean for New Zealand, including the importance of electrifying the economy and how Bitcoin mining and solar power may help create energy abundance. https://www.thetransformationofvalue.com/episodes/bitcoin-mining-solar-power-and-energy-sovereignty-with-brad-henderson npub1uth29ygt090fe640skhc8l34d9s7xlwj4frxs2esezt7n6d64nwsqcmmmu Cody Ellingham 🎧 Latest episode is out. I host the Kiwi Bitcoin Builders monthly catchup for April 2024 (Recorded 7 April). This is a way to bring together people working on awesome Bitcoin businesses and projects in New Zealand. We share what we have been working on and what has been happening in the space. We hear about the Bitcoin Alive conference that was held over in Sydney, follow up on the success of the Lightning Pay beta, as well as hear from Satflow, a new Kiwi Bitcoin business exploring MEV on Bitcoin. If you would like to share a Bitcoin project or business that you are working on in New Zealand do please reach out to me and we can connect! https://www.thetransformationofvalue.com/episodes/kiwi-bitcoin-builders-satflow-bitcoin-alive-lightning-pay-and-fedimint npub1uth29ygt090fe640skhc8l34d9s7xlwj4frxs2esezt7n6d64nwsqcmmmu Cody Ellingham 🎧 Kiwi Bitcoin Builders: Satflow, Bitcoin Alive, Lightning Pay, and Fedimint https://www.thetransformationofvalue.com/episodes/kiwi-bitcoin-builders-satflow-bitcoin-alive-lightning-pay-and-fedimint I host the Kiwi Bitcoin Builders monthly catchup for April 2024 (Recorded 7 April). This is a way to bring together people working on awesome Bitcoin businesses and projects in New Zealand. We share what we have been working on and what has been happening in the space. We hear about the Bitcoin Alive conference that was held over in Sydney, follow up on the success of the Lightning Pay beta, as well as hear from Satflow, a new Kiwi Bitcoin business exploring MEV on Bitcoin. If you would like to share a Bitcoin project or business that you are working on in New Zealand do please reach out to me and we can connect, just send me an email me at [email protected] [Episode Details](https://www.thetransformationofvalue.com/episodes/kiwi-bitcoin-builders-satflow-bitcoin-alive-lightning-pay-and-fedimint) [Follow The Transformation of Value on X](https://twitter.com/TTOVpodcast) npub1uth29ygt090fe640skhc8l34d9s7xlwj4frxs2esezt7n6d64nwsqcmmmu Cody Ellingham Yes! Please come visit one day. npub1uth29ygt090fe640skhc8l34d9s7xlwj4frxs2esezt7n6d64nwsqcmmmu Cody Ellingham Thank you! npub1uth29ygt090fe640skhc8l34d9s7xlwj4frxs2esezt7n6d64nwsqcmmmu Cody Ellingham I went to this event, it was great. npub1uth29ygt090fe640skhc8l34d9s7xlwj4frxs2esezt7n6d64nwsqcmmmu Cody Ellingham 📷 The mountains of Nagano, Japan. https://m.primal.net/Hsuv.jpg npub1uth29ygt090fe640skhc8l34d9s7xlwj4frxs2esezt7n6d64nwsqcmmmu Cody Ellingham 📷 Kanazawa, Japan. https://m.primal.net/Hsuu.jpg npub1uth29ygt090fe640skhc8l34d9s7xlwj4frxs2esezt7n6d64nwsqcmmmu Cody Ellingham 🎉 Queenstown as New Zealand's Gateway to the Bitcoin World? Renowned for its breathtaking vistas of Lake Wakatipu and the Southern Alps, as well as its attraction as a luxury tourist destination, Queenstown could become a premier hub for Bitcoin innovation in New Zealand. Alongside exotic locales like El Zonte in El Salvador and the lakeside city of Lugano in Switzerland, Queenstown has been establishing its own local Bitcoin economy of innovators, businesses, and initiatives. From burgeoning startup ventures to Bitcoin community events and the building of Bitcoin infrastructure, Queenstown could become a hub for this new monetary technology in New Zealand. @npub1fvz…r9hy @npub185h…wueq @npub1hrc…k525 @npub1qny…95gx https://www.thetransformationofvalue.com/articles/queenstown-as-new-zealands-gateway-to-the-bitcoin-world npub1uth29ygt090fe640skhc8l34d9s7xlwj4frxs2esezt7n6d64nwsqcmmmu Cody Ellingham 🎉 Queenstown as New Zealand's Gateway to the Bitcoin World? Renowned for its breathtaking vistas of Lake Wakatipu and the Southern Alps, as well as its attraction as a luxury tourist destination, Queenstown could become a premier hub for Bitcoin innovation in New Zealand. Alongside exotic locales like El Zonte in El Salvador and the lakeside city of Lugano in Switzerland, Queenstown has been establishing its own local Bitcoin economy of innovators, businesses, and initiatives. From burgeoning startup ventures to Bitcoin community events and the building of Bitcoin infrastructure, Queenstown could become a hub for this new monetary technology in New Zealand. @npub1fvz…r9hy @npub185h…wueq @npub1hrc…k525 @npub1qny…95gx https://www.thetransformationofvalue.com/articles/queenstown-as-new-zealands-gateway-to-the-bitcoin-world npub1uth29ygt090fe640skhc8l34d9s7xlwj4frxs2esezt7n6d64nwsqcmmmu Cody Ellingham 🎉 Use discount code TTOV to get 10% off your BTC Prague tickets! https://www.btcprague.com/?promo_id=19708&key=8847c7d6a512fc3cbdb9abf3d64045d9 npub1uth29ygt090fe640skhc8l34d9s7xlwj4frxs2esezt7n6d64nwsqcmmmu Cody Ellingham 🎧 Latest episode is out. I talk with Matyáš Kuchař, co-founder of BTC Prague in the Czech Republic, Europe’s largest Bitcoin event. We talk about BTC Prague’s origin and Matyáš's connection to New Zealand. We also discuss the Bitcoin scene more broadly in the Czech Republic, with a number of well-known Bitcoin companies and projects emerging from the country. I will be attending BTC Prague 2024, in June which is going to be awesome. There are some great speakers lined up including Adam Back, Michael Saylor, Parker Lewis, Peter Todd and many others. https://www.thetransformationofvalue.com/episodes/europes-biggest-bitcoin-event-btc-prague-2024-with-matyas-kuchar npub1uth29ygt090fe640skhc8l34d9s7xlwj4frxs2esezt7n6d64nwsqcmmmu Cody Ellingham 📷 Hanami. https://m.primal.net/HsWP.jpg npub1uth29ygt090fe640skhc8l34d9s7xlwj4frxs2esezt7n6d64nwsqcmmmu Cody Ellingham 🎧 Latest episode is out: I talk with Christian Lewe from Blockstream Research. Christian is working on Simplicity, a more robust programming language designed as an alternative to Bitcoin Script. To own Bitcoin is to be able to spend it, and the way we currently do this is with Bitcoin Script which has challenges and limitations that means it can be very unforgiving to work with, and it limits more complex transactions and arrangements because you cannot formally verify what will actually happen. Simplicity seeks to fix this. The project that has been in the works for over ten years and has been described by Adam Back as “the last soft fork”. There is some technical nuance to this statement, but as Christian shares, enabling simplicity could bypass a lot of the contentious soft fork discussions about things like covenants as this functionality is possible with Simplicity. We talk about the proof of work and low time preference of Simplicity, as well as the plans to launch on the Liquid testnet and mainnet to validate the project through actual financial use before an eventual proposal to bring it into Bitcoin. https://www.thetransformationofvalue.com/episodes/simplicity-bitcoins-last-soft-fork-with-christian-lewe-of-blockstream-research npub1uth29ygt090fe640skhc8l34d9s7xlwj4frxs2esezt7n6d64nwsqcmmmu Cody Ellingham Simplicity: Bitcoin’s Last Soft Fork? With Christian Lewe, Blockstream Research https://www.thetransformationofvalue.com/episodes/simplicity-bitcoins-last-soft-fork-with-christian-lewe-of-blockstream-research I talk with Christian Lewe from Blockstream Research. Christian is working on Simplicity, a more robust programming language designed as an alternative to Bitcoin Script. To own Bitcoin is to be able to spend it, and the way we currently do this is with Bitcoin Script which has challenges and limitations that means it can be very unforgiving to work with, and it limits more complex transactions and arrangements because you cannot formally verify what will actually happen. Simplicity seeks to fix this. The project that has been in the works for over ten years and has been described by Adam Back as “the last soft fork”. There is some technical nuance to this statement, but as Christian shares, enabling simplicity could bypass a lot of the contentious soft fork discussions about things like covenants as this functionality is possible with Simplicity. We talk about the proof of work and low time preference of Simplicity, as well as the plans to launch on the Liquid testnet and mainnet to validate the project through actual financial use before an eventual proposal to bring it into Bitcoin. [Episode details](https://www.thetransformationofvalue.com/episodes/simplicity-bitcoins-last-soft-fork-with-christian-lewe-of-blockstream-research) [The Transformation of Value on X](https://twitter.com/TTOVpodcast) npub1uth29ygt090fe640skhc8l34d9s7xlwj4frxs2esezt7n6d64nwsqcmmmu Cody Ellingham 🎧 Credit Theory of Money, Protecting Cash, and Bitcoin Critiques with Brett Scott In this episode I talk with Brett Scott, author of The Heretic’s Guide to Global Finance and Cloudmoney: Cash, Cards, Crypto and the War for our Wallets. He also runs the substack Altered States of Monetary Consciousness. Brett does a lot of work supporting the protection of physical cash, and I reached out to him about an article he wrote “The War On Informality” which explores the implication of financial surveillance by credit cards and private banks. This is a thought-provoking episode. We explore the Commodity Theory of Money vs Credit Theory of Money, power dynamics, the importance of cash, and more. Brett offers some interesting critiques of certain Bitcoin narratives and provides some alternative frameworks for looking at how money works. In particular the Credit Theory of Money sent me down some rabbit holes thinking about how money comes into being as a future obligation and how this theory would map on to Bitcoin, which has cemented my thoughts around the critical role of Bitcoin mining and energy use where the underlying Bitcoin and electrical power are both required to be spent to participate in the network (I hope to explore this in future episodes). Please have a listen and make up your own mind. Brett has been involved in the Bitcoin world for a long time and I think his arguments and critiques are worth interrogating. https://www.thetransformationofvalue.com/episodes/credit-theory-of-money-protecting-cash-and-bitcoin-critiques-with-brett-scott npub1uth29ygt090fe640skhc8l34d9s7xlwj4frxs2esezt7n6d64nwsqcmmmu Cody Ellingham Two strategic opportunities for Bitcoin growth in New Zealand are sustainable Bitcoin mining as an export industry + self-sovereignty options for New Zealand Māori organisations. The self-sovereignty aspects for NZ Māori presents some promising pathways, and the combination of this alongside Bitcoin mining in particular is a big opportunity given the amount of natural resources and energy assets that Māori tribes and organisations have in their custody. The overall development of Bitcoin infrastructure and awareness could help significantly grow employment and local wealth creation especially in rural areas. https://www.thetransformationofvalue.com/articles/bitcoin-briefing-for-new-zealand-2024 npub1uth29ygt090fe640skhc8l34d9s7xlwj4frxs2esezt7n6d64nwsqcmmmu Cody Ellingham A deflationary monetary system promotes savings and long-term thinking very different to fiat. The interface between the Bitcoin system and the incumbent fiat system is contested territory and the two may both exist for a while as the building of parallel structures takes place. But eventually the migration will take place. npub1uth29ygt090fe640skhc8l34d9s7xlwj4frxs2esezt7n6d64nwsqcmmmu Cody Ellingham 🎧 Latest Episode is out: I talk with Kieran Nolan ( @npub1cyl…h53q ) about his work combining Bitcoin, teaching, and open-source technology. Kieran’s official role is STEM Wizard, teaching at a primary school in Melbourne, Australia. He has been able to bring tech and learning together into the classroom, including helping kids to run Bitcoin nodes, building projects on Nostr, setting up Minecraft servers with other schools, and more. We discuss teaching and learning, and how kids can be better equiped for our rapidly changing world as well as the challenges with bureaucracy and standards-based education in government schools. Listen now: https://www.thetransformationofvalue.com/episodes/building-open-source-and-decentralised-classrooms-with-kieran-nolan npub1uth29ygt090fe640skhc8l34d9s7xlwj4frxs2esezt7n6d64nwsqcmmmu Cody Ellingham 🎧 Latest Pod is out: Andrew L. Wilson is an Author and Professor of History of Christianity as well as host of The Disentanglement Podcast, exploring privacy tech and the surveillance state. We discuss in detail severals books about the origin of the state and money, including James C Scott’s, “Seeing Like A State”, Rees-Mogg and Davidson’s “The Sovereign Individual”, and David Graeber’s “Debt: The First 5,000 Years”. We discover some interesting parallels between the unconfiscatable nature of Bitcoin and the origins of state power with its ability to tax easily countable grain crops versus something like a potato which grows underground. We also talk about the history of the printing press as it relates to inflation within the church, and Andrew's personal proof of work undertaking a 1000-mile pilgrimage in the footsteps of Martin Luther from Germany to Rome. Listen now: https://www.thetransformationofvalue.com/episodes/state-money-and-pilgrimages-with-andrew-l-wilson npub1uth29ygt090fe640skhc8l34d9s7xlwj4frxs2esezt7n6d64nwsqcmmmu Cody Ellingham gm npub1uth29ygt090fe640skhc8l34d9s7xlwj4frxs2esezt7n6d64nwsqcmmmu Cody Ellingham I talk with @npub17fd…c538 about recent comments made by the Governor of the Reserve Bank of New Zealand. Not soon after we spoke, James shared a clip that went viral of the governor talking frankly about the exorbitant privilege of money printing that the central banks and governments have. James and I talk about some of the game theory from the perspective of the Reserve Bank of New Zealand to defend the Kiwi Dollar and their attempts to talk down inflation, and shift the narrative even as the cost of living crisis continues. We also talk about the opportunity for what New Zealand could look like on a Bitcoin standard and how that could interface with the legacy financial system. Listen now: https://www.thetransformationofvalue.com/episodes/the-reserve-bank-of-new-zealands-money-printer-with-james-viggiano npub1uth29ygt090fe640skhc8l34d9s7xlwj4frxs2esezt7n6d64nwsqcmmmu Cody Ellingham I am excited about the possibilities of Lighting Payouts and Ocean Mining. npub1uth29ygt090fe640skhc8l34d9s7xlwj4frxs2esezt7n6d64nwsqcmmmu Cody Ellingham 🎧 Building Bitcoin-Native Banking Infrastructure at Galoy with Andrew Begin Andrew Begin is Director of Marketing at Galoy, a company building Bitcoin-native banking infrastructure for organisations.We talk about Galoy’s Bitcoin projects including the open-source Blink Wallet, made popular through Bitcoin Beach in El Salvador. I learn about the vision for the product as well as its Stablesats functionality and how this work.We discuss the power of communities taking ownership of their financial infrastructure, and the opportunities for grassroots Bitcoin adoption in Africa and Latin America. Finally we talk briefly about permaculture and regenerative farming and the connections with Bitcoin thinking. Listen now: https://www.thetransformationofvalue.com/episodes/building-bitcoin-native-banking-infrastructure-at-galoy-with-andrew-begin npub1uth29ygt090fe640skhc8l34d9s7xlwj4frxs2esezt7n6d64nwsqcmmmu Cody Ellingham I did an in-depth interview a while back with Ben Jarvie of @npub16uu…x0h6 about the relationship between the Te Tiriti o Waitangi and the Reserve Bank of New Zealand in case anyone missed it! It may not mean much to my friends outside of New Zealand, but the Treaty of Waitangi (signed on this day in 1840) is an important foundational document in our history. Some fascinating history around Kīngitanga and King Tāwhiao's petition to the Queen to set up a Maori-led banking system and the utter appropriation of Māori imagery by the RBNZ, which is essentially a colonial project manifest. It is an interesting case study as one of the largest crown entities (technically, a statutory corporation) in New Zealand to overtly ignore the principles of the treaty, in particular rangatiratanga. 🎧 Listen here to the episode here: https://www.thetransformationofvalue.com/episodes/maori-sovereignty-and-self-determination-through-bitcoin-with-ben-jarvie Read Ben's Original article here about the Reserve Bank of New Zealand: https://bitcoinmagazine.com/culture/new-zealands-past-putea-and-future-cbdc-vs-bitcoin npub1uth29ygt090fe640skhc8l34d9s7xlwj4frxs2esezt7n6d64nwsqcmmmu Cody Ellingham 🎧 Latest Bitcoin pod is out. I talk with @npub1tqw…2jhh of the Tokyo Citadel Builders Podcast & Community. We dive deep into some of the game theory and scenarios that Bitcoin and hyperbitcoinisation presents, as well as what the broader economic landscape may look like in the future. Just as the internet has become far more than merely digital version of letters and newspapers, Bitcoin may not just be digital money as we know it, but an entirely new paradigm of value transfer and wealth storage that is difficult to fathom while we still exist within the current system. Thus it is important to broach these ideas and have creative discussions to try and paint a picture of what may come to pass. I also talk with Dash about the role of faith, and purpose and meaning more broadly in these trying and changing times. Listen now: https://www.thetransformationofvalue.com/episodes/on-hyperbitcoinisation-game-theory-and-faith-with-dash npub1uth29ygt090fe640skhc8l34d9s7xlwj4frxs2esezt7n6d64nwsqcmmmu Cody Ellingham 🎧 I talk with Prince Filip of Serbia, a prominent Bitcoiner, and Chief Strategy Officer at Jan3. We talk about Prince Filip's work at Jan3 engaging in high-level conversations about Bitcoin with nation-state leaders as well as his thoughts on monarchy, democracy, and culture. We discuss the role of Bitcoin and sound money and the chance presented for smaller countries such as Serbia and New Zealand to adopt Bitcoin as legal tender. I also extend an invitation to Prince Filip and the Jan3 team to come visit and help spread awareness about what Bitcoin could mean for New Zealand, in particular its connection to energy and infrastructure. https://www.thetransformationofvalue.com/episodes/bitcoin-adoption-by-nation-states-with-prince-filip-of-serbia npub1uth29ygt090fe640skhc8l34d9s7xlwj4frxs2esezt7n6d64nwsqcmmmu Cody Ellingham 🎧 BTCPay Server & Bitcoin Service Providers with Nicolas Dorier. Listen now: https://www.thetransformationofvalue.com/episodes/btcpay-server-bitcoin-service-providers-with-nicolas-dorier npub1uth29ygt090fe640skhc8l34d9s7xlwj4frxs2esezt7n6d64nwsqcmmmu Cody Ellingham 🎧 Latest episode is out: Kishin Kato is a Japanese Bitcoiner working on various Lightning and Bitcoin education-focussed projects, and heavily involved with the Bitcoin community in Japan. We discuss some of the broad connections between Japan and New Zealand, including the state of agriculture, free trade, financial gatekeepers, as well as the emergence of different Bitcoin narratives. Listen now: https://www.thetransformationofvalue.com/episodes/bitcoin-in-japan-community-financial-gatekeepers-and-narratives-with-kishin-kato npub1uth29ygt090fe640skhc8l34d9s7xlwj4frxs2esezt7n6d64nwsqcmmmu Cody Ellingham 🎧 I talk with Bitkiwi Dan, one of the co-founders of the BitKiwi meetup events in New Zealand. We canvas a range of topics from government decision-making and how political neutrality works in the public sector to what it might take to form a new Bitcoin political party in New Zealand. Dan is also a Chartered Accountant and we discuss the opportunity around businesses wanting to hold Bitcoin on their balance sheet, integrating with legacy banks, and how the bitcoin circular economy could develop. https://www.thetransformationofvalue.com/episodes/bitcoin-political-parties-accounting-rules-and-the-circular-economy-with-bitkiwi-dan npub1uth29ygt090fe640skhc8l34d9s7xlwj4frxs2esezt7n6d64nwsqcmmmu Cody Ellingham 🎧 Latest pod is out: I talk with Brandon Bucher, zooming out to discuss the recent high on-chain transaction fees, and what we can expect from discussions about scaling solutions moving forward. We talk about how rough consensus works for making changes to Bitcoin and what the situation was like during the period of the Blocksize Wars and SegWit activation from 2015 to 2017. Finally we discuss the importance of education and support for self-custody of bitcoin. https://www.thetransformationofvalue.com/episodes/high-fees-rough-consensus-and-bitcoin-self-custody-with-brandon-bucher npub1uth29ygt090fe640skhc8l34d9s7xlwj4frxs2esezt7n6d64nwsqcmmmu Cody Ellingham 🎧 Latest episode is out: Palash (@`Bitmaniac-07`) is an Indian Bitcoiner sharing his thoughts on how to bring Bitcoin adoption to the world’s largest democracy. We talk about the sudden demonetisation of certain cash notes by the Indian government, the new unified payment interface and Indian CBDC. Palash also discusses how households approach savings, purchasing and gifting gold, and the social roles of money. https://www.thetransformationofvalue.com/episodes/the-worlds-largest-democracy-bitcoin-in-india-with-palash npub1uth29ygt090fe640skhc8l34d9s7xlwj4frxs2esezt7n6d64nwsqcmmmu Cody Ellingham 🎧 Latest pod is out: Sam Kivi is the CTO and Director at Grid Share, a New Zealand company building flexible load infrastructure centred around renewable energy and Bitcoin mining. We talk about how flexible load works, and the benefits that it provides to the power grid, how it interacts with renewable power generation, and what the opportunities and challenges are, given New Zealand’s unique energy mix. We also discuss the emerging opportunities for landfill methane capture, and what it actually takes to put in the proof of work to stand up a mining operation as Grid Share have done. Sam also shares a new initiative from the company, offering hosting services for Bitcoin miners in New Zealand. https://www.thetransformationofvalue.com/episodes/balancing-the-new-zealand-power-grid-with-bitcoin-mining-renewable-energy-with-sam-kivi-of-grid-share npub1uth29ygt090fe640skhc8l34d9s7xlwj4frxs2esezt7n6d64nwsqcmmmu Cody Ellingham 🎧 Latest pod is out: I talk with @npub1wmr…g240, a software developer and hacker based in Wellington, New Zealand. Rabble was lead engineer at Odeo, where he hired Jack Dorsey into the company, which would later pivot into becoming Twitter. Since then he has been focussed on building impactful projects and social media with the open & decentralised vision that Twitter originally had in its early years but which was eventually lost. Rabble has created the Nostr client Nos.social, and is involved with Ahau.io, a Māori community tool built on Nostr’s predecessor protocol, Secure Scuttlebutt. We talk about Bitcoin, new ways of living, solarpunk, creative work and what the opportunities are for it all to come together. https://www.thetransformationofvalue.com/episodes/solarpunk-visions-nostr-bitcoin-whakapapa-creative-work-and-new-ways-of-living-with-rabble