Tony McGroany

If you are impersonating someone and you follow me I will report you

[Walker⚡️ @WalkerAmerica]

Yesterday was the worst day of my life and then the best day of my life… Worst because I thought I might lose my pregnant wife. Best because Carla and the baby survived and are stable.

Thank you to everyone who sent their thoughts and prayers for Carla. It’s been an insane 24 hours…

Carla is stable now and both she and the baby are okay, but it got really fucking bad really fast… Scariest day/night of my life…

Carla is an absolute badass and at the beginning of the slow road to recovery, and I am so damn thankful.

Posting this here for those who’ve been asking what happened:

Carla started feeling weird yesterday afternoon after a nap. We were up all night with our son and had to take him to urgent care in the morning, so we were all resting before going to meet up with the family for Easter Sunday.

When Carla woke up she had some back pain and was very clammy. She was a bit disoriented but still totally coherent. Within 10 minutes she was almost completely unresponsive. Barely conscious. Crazy disoriented. Hardly able to respond even with single words. Zero control of her body. Totally limp in my arms. Vomited.

I called 911 immediately. Paramedics arrived and she was still barely responding and could barely open her eyes. When she did open her eyes she said she couldn’t see, her vision was black. They got her in an ambulance to the hospital. Her BP was insanely low in initial readings, like 55/38… got her to the hospital and BP remained dangerously low. About an hour she appeared to improve a little after multiple rounds of fluids. BP still super low but higher than before. She became lucid and ER staff thought she was stabilizing. She was shivering from the IV and had a bit of back and abdominal pain but it was manageable. They said we’d have to stay the night for monitoring but would be fine to go home tomorrow.

But then she started having severe abdominal and back pain around her shoulder blades. Pain got to the point where she was screaming like crazy. “Worst pain of my life” (and she has an extremely high baseline pain tolerance). I’ve never seen her in such unrelenting agony like that…

The pain kept getting worse and they did additional scans. The ultrasound showed a lot of fluid in her abdomen, likely blood. They started giving her massive blood transfusions and shortly said she needed surgery immediately. They thought it might be a ruptured ovarian cyst but wouldn’t know for sure until they opened her up. Got her into the OR about an hour after that. Doctor said surgery would take an hour…

2.5 hours in the OR the later the doctor finally came out and said Carla and baby were both OK, thank god… longest 2.5 hours of my life...

It turns out they had to do a giant incision down her entire abdomen from too to bottom to find the source of the bleeding (because it was NOT her ovaries or uterus) and bring in a third surgeon who was on call.

They removed **2+ liters** of blood from her abdominal cavity. For context, the average adult woman has about 4.5 liters of blood in their entire body…

They had to remove her spleen because it had ruptured and was the source of the bleeding… the doctors described it as “battlefield medicine” because of the amount of blood in and out and how dicey things got… but thank god both she and the baby are ok.

The doctor’s still don’t know why the spleen ruptured… it was a “non-traumatic” rupture, meaning there was no physical injury to the spleen which caused the rupture (~1 cm). It was a “spontaneous” rupture, which is quite rare apparently. They did note that the spleen was slightly enlarged but also not sure why yet. Waiting for pathology to see if that provides any answers. May have been contributing physiological/mechanical factors from pregnancy but we just don’t know yet.

The reason her shoulder blades were in such intense pain was because blood from the spleen was pooling under her diaphragm, blood is an irritant, and apparently that triggers the phrenic nerve which the brain interprets as pain between and around the shoulder blades.

Multiple surgeons said she was “this close”…thank god we didn’t waste any time. When one of the surgeons checked in on her today, he said she would have been “dead by midnight” without the emergency surgery and splenectomy…

The doctors also all said this combination of circumstances is very rare. Spleens obviously burst all the time, but usually it’s directly related to intense trauma, which was absent here. They said this case is probably going to be in medical journals because it’s so strange.

Carla is still in a lot of pain (we’re not even 24 hours out from the end of the surgery yet), but she’s handling it like an absolute champ. She was sedated and intubated with a ventilator until about 5AM this morning. This afternoon she was already able to get up and go walking multiple times. The pain is really bad, but should hopefully start lessening with each passing day.

It’s going to be a long road to recovery, especially with pregnancy on top of it, but she and the baby are both OK and right now that’s all that matters. One step at a time.

In typical @carlabitcoin fashion, she’s already been cracking jokes and trying to bribe the nurses. She even fired off a tweet while still a bit loopy from the sedatives but now she’s just trying to manage the pain.

Thankful for the great doctors, nurses, and paramedics who saved her life and our baby.

Thanks again to everyone who has reached out and sent their thoughts and prayers. I’m passing along your messages to Carla and they’re very much appreciated.

This still doesn’t seem real. A normal day turned into a nightmare so damn fast…

Hug your loved ones tight. Life is a gift. Don’t take it for granted.

[Peter McCormack 🏴‍☠️🇬🇧🇮🇪 @PeterMcCormack]

This is absolutely nuts.

[Former Congresswoman Marjorie Taylor Greene🇺🇸 @FmrRepMTG]

25TH AMENDMENT!!!
Not a single bomb has dropped on America. We cannot kill an entire civilization.
This is evil and madness.

[Earth Hippy 🌎🕊️💚 @hippyygoat]

“HOW DARE YOU SPEAK
LIKE THIS”
-Tucker Carlson to Donald Trump

One of the most prominent right-wing voices has broken away from Trump, directly criticising him.

[Guy Swann @TheGuySwann]

Bhutan is WINNING with #bitcoin. 🇧🇹

✅ No IMF "help"
✅ A HUGE % of their GDP in a #bitcoin strategic reserve
✅ Infrastructure improvements and salary increases - all thanks to #BTC

Is Bhutan the Bitcoin nation we should all be watching?

Links to full episode 👇

[Daniel Batten @DSBatten]

1/12
Been waiting 3 months to see these finding

First-ever quantitative study reveals an estimated 329,000+ refugees have used Bitcoin while fleeing across borders

Study highlights that Bitcoin works when cash, stablecoins and other assets fail
🧵

The study is from @dari_org

[Daniel Batten @DSBatten]

@BTCsessions @TeamYouTube I assume this was a mistake @TeamYouTube? Please address this - this is 9 years of hard work.

@btcsessions is an educational content provider about Bitcoin, and a very good one at that.

[Brekkie⚒️ @BVBTC]

@TeamYouTube @YouTube This is one of the most egregious wrongful channel bans I have ever seen. BTC Sessions is one of the highest integrity educational channels about Bitcoin in the history of YouTube. It is UNBELIEVABLE that this has happened and needs to be rectified IMMEDIATELY.

[Yan at Swan @skwp]

Unacceptable levels of wrongdoing by @TeamYouTube @youtube @nealmohan taking down 9 years of brilliant educational content. You should be absolutely ashamed of yourselves. In 2025, when Bitcoin is embraced by states, corporations, and the world at large, you guys are embarrassing yourselves.

[Cosmo Crixter 🟠 @CosmoCrixter]

@BTCsessions @TeamYouTube @YouTube @YouTubeCreators Hey @TeamYouTube, @YouTube and @YouTubeCreators!

Give @BTCsessions back his amazing educational channel!

He’s literally a living, breathing, invaluable public resource!

[BTC Sessions 😎 @BTCsessions]

The official @TeamYouTube @YouTube @YouTubeCreators explanation for the removal of 9 years of in depth tutorial content that has been consumed by 16 million people.

[Daniel Batten @DSBatten]

The Financial Times did a very uncritical article on the Digital Euro today. But all the PR in the world cannot create a need that does not exist for a currency people don't want.

Let's break down the ECB's 3 arguments for the Digital Euro

1. “Universal accessibility”

How so? The digital euro comes with holding limits and additional KYC requirements (with surveillance thrown in for good measure). This makes it significantly less accessible than cash.

2. “Strategic autonomy”

Not really. In developing a centralized state-backed digital currency, ECB outsourced infrastructure to private (including non-European) firms.

Strategic autonomy would mean at the very least supporting European fintech and open standards, not launching a digital currency with weak adoption incentives, and a user-experience that is second rate compared to Visa and Apple Pay.

3. “Financial stability”

The opposite is true. A widely used Digital Euro risks triggering deposit flight and bank runs at times of crises. The ECB tries to solve this problem (that it introduces) through the Digital Euro through capping how much you can hold.

However, this further limits the digital euro’s actual utility as money.

Trust isn’t built through control, surveillance and PR, it is built through voluntary adoption, demonstrating need and answering consumer demand with great user experience - none of which the digital euro does.

The digital Euro is unwanted, unneeded and unnecessary (except to the Central Bank).

[Daniel Batten @DSBatten]

Hey @thestreet, you generally do a good job on your bitcoin reporting, but this is not one of your better takes.

"Can solar save Bitcoin mining's climate reputation" is like asking

"Can tabasco sauce save broccoli's health reputation?"

There is no (negative) reputation to save. Bitcoin's climate reputation as an accelerant of the green energy transition is widely acknowledged, and backup up by 21 peer reviewed journals, 7 independent reports, 87% of mainstream articles about Bitcoin and the environment, and even 90% of climate focused media.

I note the "evidence" in your article of environmental critics criticizing Bitcoin for "diverting valuable power" is a link to a very old piece that used Cambridge's 2021 data. 2021? Ancient history in Bitcoin mining terms. Cambridge has released its 2025 report now
source: https://t.co/kp3iOgqE7k

This report shows that Bitcoin
* does not take power from others, but stabilizes grids
* reduces harmful methane emissions
* uses 52.4% sustainable power, more than any other industry

Why didn't you cite the 2025 report? Not aware of it?
Not an excuse!

Frankly, your journalists should be better informed on the domain they are commenting on.

To be clear, the attention you give to solar bitcoin operator Gigatech is great, but they deserve more informed framing than the one you've given.

And your readers, who believe they are reading "news", deserve a commentary that isn't 4 years out of date.

[Stacked Bitcoin @stacked_bitcoin]

Hey Team, so we went to the New Zealand parliament yesterday to talk to approximately 20 National and Act MPs about Bitcoin.

[Daniel Batten @DSBatten]

We're currently in talks with the owner of this landfill, and others

The landfill’s emissions (~6.0 Mt CO₂e/year) are on a par with the emissions of Estonia, Cyprus, or Nepal

Their energy is stranded, and they know Bitcoin mining offers a unique solution

Watch this space

[Daniel Batten @DSBatten]

Cambridge has just released their updated report on Bitcoin mining

For the first time, their report shows that most (52.4%) of the Bitcoin network is now powered by zero emission energy sources (up from 37% in their last report)

Here's a summary of their findings👇

[R Saxton. @SavvymanWyo]

@catturd2 Hillary style suicide

[Daniel Batten @DSBatten]

@peakaustria The Digital Assets Research Institute (@dari_org) has just posted an incisive rebuttal of this paper.

The paper contains even more fundamental flaws than I picked up on in my response.
https://t.co/KeTngrOpVl

[Daniel Batten @DSBatten]

Oh dear,

This is deeply flawed study, that looks like the conclusion was "bitcoin mining must look bad" then you went looking to find data and methodologies that supported that.

Where do we start
The fact that you do not use standard emission accounting and instead use marginal emission accounting, which is not an appropriate method for measuring long-term consumption?

The fact that your reference list is mostly comprised of news stories, and has very few actual peer reviewed papers?

The fact you do not build on prior literature in the domain, ignoring for example the scientific consensus (20 papers on Bitcoin and energy) showing very clearly that Bitcoin has numerous environmental benefits?

The fact you cherry pick 34 sites, while ignoring Bitcoin mining operations that don't support your thesis?

The fact that the WattTime model is proprietary, therefore not allowing academic scrutiny?

The fact that this looks like a rehash of the widely debunked NYT hitpiece on Bitcoin mining in 2023 trying to find an academic basis? (You even have NYT reporter Gabriel Dance as one of your co-authors)

Bitcoin mining in recent years has become increasingly recognized as mostly powered by sustainable energy sources, and recognized in peer reviewed research (using recognized emissions accounting techniques) as

accelerating the renewable energy transition (Lal et al, 2023)
obviating the need for gas peaker plants (Bruno et al, 2023)
stabilizing the grid (Rudd et al, 2023)
halving the payback time for solar farms (Hakimi et al, 2024)
accelerating renewable microgrid development (Moghimi et al 2024)
reducing methane emissions from landfills (Sechrest et al, 2024)
averting the need for expensive grid upgrades (Norris et al, 2025)

This article is a throwback to an early generation of academic work on Bitcoin that was debunked by Sai & Vranken in 2023, and which that looks like it was written with an agenda in mind, and that agenda was not to do objective scholarly work.