Inside Bitvocation’s POW Lab: How Bitcoiners turn passion into work
Kat, 10/1/2025, 3 engagements
Kat
Finding my peace and romanticising life 🌸
Co-founder @btc_bloom
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Trudging round the neighbourhood after dark on a ghost walk organised by our neighbour 👻
11/1/2026, 5 engagements
We had a wonderful Samhain gig yesterday. It was a great atmosphere, everyone was singing along and clapping... I really enjoyed playing this gig and I'm thankful for that 🙏
But afterwards, I am left with a tinge of sadness.
The bar no longer has the budget to pay us what they used to, so we set up a QR code for tips, hoping to make up the difference.
Of about 50 people in the audience, only two left tips, giving us 20 euros between four of us. 5 euros per person.
My train journey cost 12.20 euros. I had my bow rehaired before the gig, which was 90 euros. Rosin, strings, sound equipment, all cost money. And then there is the time and effort that goes into preparing the set. That's before even touching on the years of practice and instruction it takes to acquire the skills.
What kind of society have we created, where people don't expect to pay anything for music? Maybe they all thought someone else would pay, but only two actually put their hands in their own pockets.
It's just as well I don't do this for the money, but it leaves an ache in my heart that this is the reality for musicians now 🥲💔
So please, don't be that person. If you enjoyed the music, pay the musicans. Even a small amount would go a long way if everyone did the same
#musicstr
10/31/2026, 2 engagements
10/30/2026, 1 engagement
10/29/2026, 1 engagement
Today I'm trekking into Helsinki to get my bow rehaired before our Samhain gig. 🎻
Been working on some songs together this week. I've been wanting to cover this one for years! 🤩
I don't suppose there are many Helsinki folks here, but in case there are: 19:30 on Saturday at O'Malley's (ground floor of the Torni Hotel).
It will be a treat! 🎃
#musicstr
10/28/2026, 8 engagements
10/28/2026, 3 engagements
10/27/2026, 4 engagements
10/26/2026, 2 engagements
Making music with others is medicine for the soul 🍵
#musicstr
10/25/2026, 14 engagements
The autumn colours are almost finished and the clocks have gone back... it will be 6 months before we see any foliage again and it now gets dark around 4pm. 🌙
Time to get the Christmas lights out? (or as I like to call them, "seasonal" lights) 😂
10/25/2026, 14 engagements
10/25/2026, 2 engagements
My 4yo: "I can't wait to be grown up, then I can get up as early as I want"
I will be reminding him about this in the future 😂
10/24/2026, 14 engagements
10/24/2026, 3 engagements
10/22/2026, 4 engagements
Actually feeling kind of optimistic today!
My husband is starting his on-the-job training today. After all the drama with the first two placements that fell through, he managed to get a spot at one of the best companies in Finland. They even provide lunch!
The start of a new beginning? 🤞
10/21/2026, 16 engagements
10/21/2026, 2 engagements
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And special thanks to Rosaline from
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10/21/2026, 5 engagements
For my next sewing project, I picked something a bit simpler: I made a hat!
It's getting to about -3°C in the mornings and I needed something to fit under my bike helmet
Pretty happy with the result 👌
10/20/2026, 16 engagements
10/20/2026, 3 engagements
10/19/2026, 2 engagements
Been back at the bike track today. Feels good to be in the forest after being sick and spending too much time indoors 🌲
It's clear though my son's bike is much too small for him. Hope we can come back with a bigger one in the spring 🤞
10/18/2026, 5 engagements
First frost arrived this morning, but for now the colours are still beautiful 🍁
10/18/2026, 5 engagements
10/18/2026, 2 engagements
Devastation. Our freezer failed and my entire berry crop from the summer is gone 😭
10/17/2026, 9 engagements
10/17/2026, 1 engagement
10/16/2026, 1 engagement
Cosy season ☕️🍂🕯
10/15/2026, 1 engagement
Screwed by American English again 🙃
WORD5 #741 5/6* (Hard Mode)
⬛🟪🟧⬛⬛ 🟧🟪🟪⬛⬛ ⬛🟪🟪🟪🟪 ⬛🟪🟪🟪🟪 🟪🟪🟪🟪🟪
10/15/2026, 5 engagements
10/14/2026, 1 engagement
10/13/2026, 1 engagement
Good week 🥳
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10/12/2026, 1 engagement
"And if I had a thing to give you I would tell you one more time That the world is always turning toward the morning"
The most precious songs are the ones connected to a person. This one I learned at the sessions from my dear friend Keith. He is like my family far from home, always looking out for me ❤️
Been living off Vinted proceeds because a bank transfer from my client took TEN DAYS to reach me, after they sent it. WTAF 🫠
10/11/2026, 2 engagements
10/11/2026, 1 engagement
10/10/2026, 2 engagements
Oh yeah, remember this? I was not wrong 🙃
Fortunately this time my husband had another offer waiting for him, so he's still starting a new job, just not the one we thought 😅
I can't keep up
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10/6/2026, 1 engagement
Sometimes it feels so funny to me that I really birthed this little Finn.
4 years old and salmiakki is a casual sweet treat for him. When we travel, we have to pack large quantities of rye bread.
British children could never 😂
I did it, sewed my first item of clothing 😭
This summer, in the spirit of "you can just do things", I decided to get a sewing machine and learn to make my own clothes. 🪡🧵
It seemed like my body shape was once again out of fashion (was it ever in fashion?), and I couldn't find anything I actually wanted to wear in the shops.
I chose a "beginner-friendly" pair of pyjamas to start with, but of course I had to complicate things by lengthening the shorts into full-length trousers.
When I was able to start trying them on, I also realised I wasn't happy with the fit. The rise was too short in the front and the legs were too wide, so instead of sticking with the pattern, I also changed the foldover waistband into an attached waistband for extra length, and altered the legs to fit by pinning them on myself.
So what have I learned?
🐢 Pacing. Better to work in short focused bursts than exceed my limits and make mistakes 🌟Overcoming perfectionism. I always want to be outstanding at everything right away, and it's hard for me when there's a gap between my practical skills and the picture I have in my head 🧩Problem-solving. The pattern didn't fit, so I made it fit. And the instructions were minimal so I had to do a lot of figuring things out on my own. By the end, I really started to get a feel for how the pieces fit together.
The result? A perfectly fitting pair of pyjama bottoms 👌
Now I just need to get over all the little imperfections that only I know are there 😅
10/5/2026, 20 engagements
BTCHEL was great and all, but it's nice to be back in my natural habitat 🎻🎶😂
10/4/2026, 1 engagement
Feeling really unsettled about my husband's new job and I'm hoping it's just my brain's pattern recognised raising a false alarm 🙃
When things have been tough for a long time, something good happening feels suspicious
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10/2/2026, 8 engagements
My husband found a work placement for his vocational training (a real one, not a fake one, this time) 🥳
9/30/2026, 1 engagement
GM 🌅
9/29/2026, 8 engagements
One very excited 4yo boy got his first football kit today, after moving up to the big boys' football school. It was about time because he was absolutely dominating in the smaller kids' group 😅
Combination of big for his age, oldest in his year group, and athletically gifted (he doesn't get it from me, I tell you 🙈)
9/28/2026, 1 engagement
