I went into the only market on the Hualapai Reservation this morning to grab some coffee and a roll for breakfast. There was more than one notice warning that it was illegal to buy and sell SNAP/EBT cards on the premises.
I had ambivalent feelings. I oppose US government handouts paid for by taxpayers. On the other hand, I see the hardscrabble existence these people are eking out on land the government gave them as consolation for being invaded. Not much grows in this desert environment. People are doing what they need to do to survive and maybe get ahead.
I know that bitcoin mining has been at least considered on tribal lands, I think by the Navajo Nation. I got a few phone numbers and I'm going to make some calls to tribal leaders when I get home. People look at you as if you're crazy if you bring up bitcoin in person here. I am an outsider and probably come across as a scammer.
Still, bitcoin would benefit Native Americans immensely. I know there was some kind of initiative a few years back, but I think the guy involved was promoting a shitcoin.
I don't know to what extent his operational info public so I won't mention names, but there's well known miner that sets up mining containers on reservations using their otherwise stranded natural gas wells... the revenue is such a lifeline for these folks
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54 sats \ 6 replies \ @Satosora 3h
This sounds like a novel idea. But how will you get the energy for that?
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It's not novel, really. It has been talked about for years. As far as time goes, all I am going to do is try to point a few influential people in the right direction. They need to do the heavy lifting themselves.
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43 sats \ 3 replies \ @Satosora 3h
Dont a lot of reservations have crime problems?
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I don't know if the percentages are higher or lower than in other impoverished communities.
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43 sats \ 1 reply \ @Satosora 3h
If it is higher, might be troublesome to put mining rigs there if they will be vandalized.
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0 sats \ 0 replies \ @kepford 2h
Tribes have their own security. You haven't seen security at a tribal casinos
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not sure if you're already familiar with this: https://www.nativerenewables.org/
i drove past a large solar installation this summer, advertising that it was built with some large portion of native control, responsibility. seems like the sort of thing that might be valuable.
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That was fast! Thanks!
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43 sats \ 0 replies \ @DarthCoin 4h
I hope you will have a wonderful discussion with them. I really want them to understand the power of Bitcoin that could help them a lot.
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54 sats \ 3 replies \ @DarthCoin 4h
Yes, I read an article about mining in their land, but can't find it right now. If I find it will send it to you.
I totally agree with you, they should be well informed about Bitcoin, especially mining.
btw, did you watch the "Tulsa King" series? is also about natives usefulness in some other things...
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0 sats \ 1 reply \ @kepford 2h
You have peaked my interest. Tulsa King huh?
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Do I have top post another recommendation in the movies territories? Sylverster Stalone is making his last best acting in this series. I really love him.
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Yes! Just the first few episodes. I have to get back to it when I get home.
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I think the guy involved was promoting a shitcoin.
That's really unfortunate, because it probably destroyed a lot of potential goodwill.
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11 sats \ 0 replies \ @kepford 2h
I have thought this for a long time. I have no contacts though. Good work to pursue.
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11 sats \ 0 replies \ @BTCMiner 2h
“Bitzero is working with us to use our Western Area Power Administration hydroelectric power to reflect the company’s zero carbon mandate,” Fox said. “The additional heat produced from the data center facility will be used for our MHA Nation’s Greenhouse Project currently under construction.”
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11 sats \ 1 reply \ @anna 2h
I think this is an excellent initiative. The government restrictions on reservation economies are really far-reaching and planned to restrict people from their traditions of hunting, fishing, and farming. I don't think SNAP/EBT is even a consolation, it's a method to control their food system and keep people unwell. All that to say, this is a really inspiring idea and please keep us posted on what you find out.
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11 sats \ 0 replies \ @bren 2h
I thought so too. It seems like it keeps them at indentured servants in some places.
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I found this topic very interesting, and I researched something about it and discovered something that surprised me... MazaCoin. The Oglala Lakota, who are from the north-central United States, between the Mississippi River and the Rocky Mountains, decided to create their own virtual currency, called MazaCoin. Due to the infertility of the land, they try to survive from tourism and a casino built in 2007. The currency was created by 38-year-old programmer Payu Harris and a group of anonymous people.
Just like you wrote about a shitcoin programmer
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