Trudeau vs. Bitcoin mining chronicles the Canadian state’s campaign against proof-of-work and the miners’ escalating, generator-powered resistance. It is the Bugleverse’s northern counterpart to Elizabeth Warren vs. Bitcoin: a regulator swings, and Bitcoin’s incentives swing back harder.

Beats

1. The Ottawa Hash Hut (January 2023). President Justin Trudeau threatens to ban Bitcoin mining; Steve Barbour responds by installing a Hash Hut and generator in central Ottawa, pledging to add a megawatt of capacity per day until the threats are rescinded. The state freezes his bank account to no effect; miners blockade roads with S9-chassis barriers; a hardware buying frenzy sells out Kaboomracks; Trudeau retreats into seclusion with severe climate change side effects, expected to declare his second state of emergency (Trudeau Threatens To Ban Bitcoin Mining).

Cast

• Steve Barbour — protagonist, megawatt escalator
• Justin Trudeau — antagonist, account freezer
• Kaboomracks — arms dealer (sold out)
• JW Weatherman — freelance litigation threat

Themes

Civil disobedience denominated in megawatts; the impotence of account freezes against Bitcoin funding; the trucker convoy replayed as monetary policy.

All known sources

Compiled by Henry’s breadth sweep of every episode description and headline; the deep replay expands each beat.

Bugle News (7)

• Trudeau Threatens To Ban Bitcoin mining, Steve Barbour Sets Up Generator And Hash Hut In Ottawa — 2023-01-20
• Trudeau Sets Sights on Whipping Canada’s Inflation Problem — 2023-09-19
• Police Raid Man’s Home For Heating It With S9, Charged With Intentional Climate Change — 2023-11-02
• Why America Needs To Beat Canada To $100k Bitcoin — 2023-11-09
• Michigan Man’s Determination to Be First to Experience $100k Bitcoin Has Left Currency Exchange Out of Canadian Dollars — 2023-11-10
• Steve Barbour Pivots To Selling Hash Huts In Toronto Real Estate Market — 2024-03-19
• Police Finally Catch Infamous “Canadian Clean-Coal Vigilante”: A Hero or a Villain? — 2024-05-24