I talk with Dr. Simon Collins, founder of Stackr, a sustainable Bitcoin mining company based in New Zealand. We talk about NZ's unique renewable energy mix, the importance of miner collaboration, and future opportunities to integrate Bitcoin mining with industrial heat processes.

Links:

Stackr Bitcoin Mining: https://www.stackr.co.nz/

Stackr twitter: @Stackr10

If banks are the problem, of course cryptocurrency is (part of) the answer: https://www.stackr.co.nz/post/if-banks-are-the-problem-of-course-cryptocurrency-is-part-of-the-answer

I talk with SJF, a Sound Artist based in the U.K. We explore questions about privacy and the panopticon of surveillance as we move on from the chaos of 2022, and how Bitcoin's Proof of Work ethos can help inspire and enable creative endeavours.

Intro music by SJF.

Links:

SJF on twitter: https://twitter.com/sjf_tokyo

Listen to SJF's ambient music: https://sjfmusic.bandcamp.com/

Tip SJF via his Lightning Address: LNURL1DP68GURN8GHJ7AMPD3KX2AR0VEEKZAR0WD5XJTNRDAKJ7TNHV4KXCTTTDEHHWM30D3H82UNVWQHHG6R9D9EXJUN0DCERX9XFHJ7

Our Vinyl Album collaboration, Wander the Night Japan: https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/codyellingham/sjf-wander-the-night-japan-album

SJF and Cody's previous Podcast: https://conversationslateatnight.com/

I talk with Rob Clarkson, a Bitcoin Educator and Merchant Adoption Facilitator based in Queenstown, New Zealand. We talk about Rob's work running workshops, helping people get their first sats and even buying their first coffee with Bitcoin. We also discuss merchant adoption and what the opportunities are for this in New Zealand.

Links:

Learn Bitcoin - https://learnbitcoin.academy/

Tip Cards with Lightning - https://tipcards.io/

Wolf Coffee Roasters (Bitcoin Accepted!)

I talk with Bitkiwi Paul about his ideas on how the emergence of Bitcoin represents for money what the Enlightenment was to science: a technology-driven change that led to fundamental shifts in society and the way we understand the world around us.

Follow Bitkiwi on Twitter at @Bitkiwi1 for the latest.

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I talk with Paul from Bitkiwi, a small dedicated group organising Bitcoin events in New Zealand. Bitkiwi's first two in-person events in Wellington went well, with people coming from across the country to attend. More meetups are scheduled for 2023.

Follow Bitkiwi on Twitter at @Bitkiwi1 for the latest.

In this group chat we talk about the new RBNZ Issue paper on the future of money, point of sale hardware experiments on the Lightning Network, and how New Zealand government and business can be educated about the role of Bitcoin. We also discuss improved ways to bring about retail adoption and get Bitcoin into the hands of kiwis, along with a whole lot more!