I think this is the most appropriate venue for my long form thoughts about this. I’ll post more brief ones elsewhere, but you guys deserve the more raw version.
Today is a big day. There are very few times one can look at something in their life with certainty that it will be pivotal. This is more than a package. This marks a turning point in my life. The true tangible beginnings of a dream. The significance of just doing stuff, of not being afraid to ask for things, of pursuing what brings joy and fulfillment; ultimately meaning.
Most who have spoken to me for any length of time probably knows my last few years have been exceedingly difficult. Years marked with breakups, multiple instances of sudden unexpected deaths of friends, and the passing of my mom at the start of this year. All the while feeling very indifferent about most things in life, save for bitcoin.
I declared the rest of 2025 was going to be different. I would see to make it different. I counted my sats, I did the math, I quit my job in May. I jumped into the void to do something completely new that I believed in. Something I know that if I didn’t do, someone else will, and probably look way less cool doing it, so I couldn’t say no. Opportunity cost is a real cost.
If you had told me 6 months ago my biggest supply chain hurdle to make my idea economically viable would just show up on my doorstep at the end of summer, for the measly cost of shipping, I’d have called you nuts. We are at an extraordinarily exciting time to be starting a brand new industry. A brand new economic model for bitcoin mining. A turning point in how we think of incentives for miners.
I know there will be challenges ahead. None of this is going to be easy, but the friends I’ve made in Bitcoin help drive things forward, and I think we have fun doing it. People are cheering me to do big and great things, and I can’t disappoint them.
I’d like to thank:
The guys at Bitcoin Mining World for organizing the Build-a-Mine event in Brainerd last year. Without that, I don’t know if I would have found the inspiration to resurrect this idea I’ve had since 2021. An idea that had humble intentions, but now I truly believe can be so much more.
Dirty at 100acresranch who encouraged me to really seek a specific dream at a time when I was very lost. It would take me a few years to get there but I never forgot. (gfy)
All you Heat Punks; especially Tyler for being such a proponent and public representative of our movement.
Finally I can’t thank Eco and everyone at the 256 Foundation enough for this truly life changing opportunity. These chips mean so much more to me than the hardware itself. It really does represent one of the biggest positive turning points in my life.
Everyone has the power to change another life for the better. Love your neighbor, support your community, we’re all in this together. We have a proprietary mining empire to disrupt, we need to continue to make the best money in the world even better.