Dr. Jan Wüstenfeld
@JanWues
Bitcoin, Bitcoin Mining and Sustainability, Economist Lead researcher at @melaniongreen Newsletter: Bits of Bitcoin Research ⚡[email protected] ⚡
🚨 Bits of Bitcoin Research – Issue #14 is out now! 💡 In this issue, I cover our latest report published at @dari_org, the first report to quantify Bitcoin's impact on refugees, with @simonocollins leading the research. We estimate that at least 329k refugees have benefited.

🚨Welcome to the UK! 🚨
Good grief… that was quick. The UK government can’t fix the NHS or finish HS2, but they can slap a censorship notice on a podcast with lightning speed. ⚡️ #OnlineSafetyIsAJoke
Anyone? 🤔
Question for the hive mind on Strategy and dividend payments, and what's the limit? 🤔💡 Strategy announced the size of the $STRC launch today, the biggest IPO among the offerings by Strategy. The offerings have been an enormous success, with significant market demand for them.…
I can't find who said it, but this quote hits the hammer on the nail: "Owning Bitcoin feels like winning the lottery in slow motion."
Alien wealth funds are not priced in. Bullish! 🚀
Can you guys imagine when galactic wealth funds start allocating to Bitcoin? How many billionaires live in Zeta Reticuli?
These big sales are a fantastic signal: First, the State of Saxony in Germany and now this.
Bitcoin just proved it can absorb a $9 BILLION sell order in 36 hours with minimal market disruption. 🟢 Huge green light for large fund managers and sovereigns who can be assured of moving their money in/out w relative ease. Incredibly bullish liquidity test.
Real Bitcoin adoption on the ground. 🧡
💄✨ RSBeauty now accepts Bitcoin! Nails ✅ hairstyle ✅ Thanks to RS. #Bitcoin #spedn #RSBeauty
🚨First, no one really wants it (except the ECB). Second, it is an extremely expensive project. Third, they are building a tool that risks leading us down a dystopian path. 🚨
The digital euro would be a digital form of cash: simple, free, inclusive, protecting privacy and accepted throughout the euro area, Executive Board member Piero Cipollone explains in an interview with @Delo.
Question for the hive mind on Strategy and dividend payments, and what's the limit? 🤔💡 Strategy announced the size of the $STRC launch today, the biggest IPO among the offerings by Strategy. The offerings have been an enormous success, with significant market demand for them.…
Noise pollution is probably the most valid complaint by bitcoin mining critics. If you build a mining facility in a residential neighborhood, it's common curtesy to sound proof your operations so the families around you don't suffer. And don't half ass it. Sound proof it right.
🚨They want to kill privacy in the EU! 🚨
🇬🇧The latest #ChatControl proposal is more extreme than the failed 2024 version: AI is to classify our photos as “suspicious”, secure #encryption is to be destoyed, indiscriminate mass scanning of our private chats. Make sure your government opposes! chatcontrol.wtf
PSA: The money you send there will ultimately not help reduce the debt it will just increase the fiscal space of the US government. Ever dollar you send ends up being spend, be it directly or indirectly.
JUST IN - U.S. Treasury Department is now accepting Venmo and PayPal payments from those who want to donate money to reduce the nation's $36.7 trillion debt — NYP
Q: why is the new Fed HQ so expensive? A: because they needed to make room for for de basement
"With a strong Dollar, we can't sell anything." "Still want a strong Dollar."
"The Fed needs to cut." <same convo> "The economy is very strong." <same convo> "We're thinking about rebate checks."