When our CEO & Co-Founder Kent Halliburton took the stage at Baltic Honeybadger 2025 in Riga, he didn’t go with a soft headline like Why Bitcoiners Should Consider Mining.
Instead, his message was clear, urgent, and uncompromising:
“Bitcoiners Must Mine.”
And by the time Kent stepped off stage, the audience understood exactly why.
From Inspiration to the Baltic Honeybadger Stage
This wasn’t just another conference talk for Kent. Six years ago, while living in Portugal, he met someone who had just returned from Baltic Honeybadger. The energy and passion they described stuck with him.
Fast forward to August 2025 — not only was Kent finally at Baltic Honeybadger, he was speaking to some of the same people who inspired his own Bitcoin journey.
Bitcoin’s Overlooked Second Innovation
We all know Bitcoin’s first zero-to-one breakthrough: a decentralized ledger that lets anyone send value, anywhere, without permission.
But Kent reminded the audience of something often overlooked — when Bitcoin’s first block was mined, we also decentralized money creation itself. Anyone, anywhere, following the network’s rules, could now generate new Bitcoin.
That’s not just an interesting detail. It’s the foundation for why Bitcoiners must mine.
Defining a Bitcoiner
Kent offered his own definition:
A Bitcoiner is someone who chooses to save in Bitcoin instead of fiat to build a better future.
The key word is save. Saving in Bitcoin shifts your mindset, extends your time horizon, and gives you a foundation for building something that lasts.
How Buying Replaced Mining — and the Problems That Came With It
In Bitcoin’s earliest days, there was only one way to get Bitcoin: you mined it. But around 2013, exchanges like Coinbase made buying BTC easier than mining it.
The shift was convenient, but it came with trade-offs:
- Buyers and miners became separate groups
- Fewer Bitcoiners had “skin in the game” at the network level
- Mining centralization quietly increased
Kent argued that this divide has left parts of the Bitcoin community with “buyer amnesia” — forgetting that mining isn’t just for big corporations, it’s for all of us.
The Three Reasons Bitcoiners Must Mine
Kent broke his case into three pillars:
1. Economic
Mining can often get you sats at a lower effective price than buying them outright. The key question isn’t fiat ROI — it’s “Am I getting more sats by mining or buying?”
2. Moral
More individual miners mean less dependence on corporate hash rate. Mining distributes power, strengthens the network, and aligns the community.
3. Strategic
Over time, more Bitcoin will be locked away and harder to acquire on exchanges. Mining today is a way to secure Bitcoin access for the future.
How Sazmining Makes It Accessible
Kent closed by showing how we at Sazmining are making mining possible for Bitcoiners everywhere:
- No markups on hardware or electricity
- Carbon-free power in all locations (Paraguay, Norway, U.S., and soon Ethiopia)
- Customer-owned rigs and serial numbers
- We only earn when our customers do
It’s Mining as a Service, built on trust — because at the end of the day, we’re in this to deliver results for Bitcoiners, not sell them equipment and walk away.
The Takeaway
Kent’s closing call to action was simple:
“Plug in, turn on, and stack yourself out of the fiat system.”
When he asked the audience at the start of his talk who was mining, only a few hands went up. When he asked again at the end — far more did.
That’s the impact we aim to have: not just talking about decentralization, but helping people take the first step toward making it real.
Ready to Start Mining?
If Kent’s message resonates with you, there’s no better time to get involved. Whether you want to secure the network, accumulate more sats, or build your own long-term Bitcoin position, Sazmining makes it easy to plug in and start mining — no technical expertise required.
👉 Start mining today and join a growing community of Bitcoiners who are taking ownership of their financial future.