Over the weekend I stirred shit up on twitter (like usual) and riled up some of the bitcoin core development community with this tweet: I regret posting the tweet, not because I don’t stand by the post but because all that ends up happening in such cases is a…

There is a life hack available that for once isn’t a scam. — Accept bitcoin as payment. Even if you don’t want any coins it doesn’t matter, just charge a premium to the customer. Bitcoin is getting easier to liquidate by the day so you can make an easy arbitrage gain on the premium your charge. …

Coal, oil and natural gas get a bad rap due to the carbon emitted during combustion, but these wonderful resources add a enormous amount of value to society that far exceed the costs of pollution. In the following I argue why our environmental conservation efforts could be more effectively deployed…

What happens when all the bitcoins are mined? Well, what happens when it stops raining? An ocean full of life. The heat of the sun’s magnificence shines down, bringing warmth and hope. Grateful for the glow, the ocean pays its respects and upon it new clouds are born. The clouds…

Carbon tax is not merely ineffective, it is doing incremental harm to the environment. Let’s explore a better alternative. — Note to the reader: I write this essay as someone who is in a significant position to benefit from carbon credits and the carbon tax penalties in general. I am the owner of Upstream Data Inc — a business that deploys technology to reduce methane emissions in oilfield. Our technology…

Soon, fiat money dies. — The bitcoin price continues to soar and its steady exponential ascent upwards will soon approach a critical point of no return. This is the inflection point.

Today the wife and I went on a gorgeous hike in beautiful Hawaiian island of Maui to check out some of the worlds finest Fiat Art known as ‘Wind Turbines’ Check out my thoughts below in this three-part exclusive shitpost :P Part 1: Part 2: Part 3: I do highly recommend you hike this trail if you visit Maui. Thanks for watching! ❤ Steve

An essay exploring the sexy side of bitcoin mining — engines and power generation. — A bitcoin mine can be deployed to monetize electricity wherever it is generated and thus yields increased energy utilization efficiency for all energy sectors. In recent years a lot of excitement has been generated over the potential to use bitcoin mining as a way to improve the capacity factor of…

The future of bitcoin mining is oilfield. There is no greater quantity of stranded and wasted energy in the world than there is in oilfield. Some quick facts: Natural gas flaring volumes reported to be 145 billion cubic meters in 2018, representing approximately 5% of total natural gas production globally. [Source: World Bank] Venting and flaring volumes…