Bitcoin Ranch in Missouri

A Bitcoin farm in Missouri is cooking up a rare stew: ranching, Bitcoin, and a freedom-driven ￰1￱ the center of it is Ryan Cooper — a rancher, libertarian political candidate, and community builder who has become one of the key figures driving the orange signal forward in ￰2￱ County. I had the chance to sit down with Ryan for a full-length conversation, which turned into an hour-long YouTube ￰3￱ it, he opens up about his path to Bitcoin, his faith, his family, and the vision he has for the ranch. It’s well worth a listen for anyone curious how grassroots sovereignty really works in ￰4￱ to youtube From Politics to Pastures Ryan didn’t come into politics the usual way.

“In 2022 there wasn’t a single challenger to any political office in our entire Southeast Missouri ￰5￱ the last day of sign ups I put my name in to run for presiding county commissioner as a libertarian.” That wasn’t about chasing power — it was about shining light where there was ￰6￱ Ryan says, politics can be an amplifier, but the real revolution comes from the soil ￰7￱ a “losing” campaign boosts the signal. Meanwhile, his family continues to live and work on the ranch, supporting local farmers and homesteaders, connecting with butcher shops and distributors, and weaving together a circular ￰8￱ here isn’t just food; it’s sovereignty. Lunch, Late Nights, and Honest Stories I first met Ryan at the Bitcoin Hub and later hung out with him at the BTCHEL ￰9￱ ended up sharing lunch, and as these things go, the evening turned into late-night conversations over ￰10￱ was easy to make friends with — charismatic, with a story that’s both deeply authentic and refreshingly ￰11￱ shares personal stories of triumph and failure alike, which is rare in a space often dominated by ￰12￱ left me hoping I’ll get to visit the Missouri ranch one day and see this community experiment ￰13￱ Breakfasts & Orange Pills This isn’t ￰14￱ ranch regularly hosts homestead breakfasts for Bitcoiners and newcomers to the ecosystem.

Eggs, bacon, black coffee — and a side of orange ￰15￱ gatherings are a real on-ramp, not another sterile conference-room pitch ￰16￱ Bitcoin Conference – September 20th On September 20th, the ranch will host the first “And Bitcoin Conference.” Forget corporate sponsorships and sterile convention ￰17￱ is Bitcoin grounded in dirt, sweat, and food straight from the ￰18￱ you can make it, show ￰19￱ not, you can still catch the full interview I did with Ryan — an hour-long dive into his journey with Bitcoin, politics, faith, and the community they’re building in ￰20￱ Texas Slim & other bitcoiners in Downtown Farmington at 11 ￰21￱ Street, 63640. “This event will be during the Blues Brews Festival, but we have reserved our own patio to hang with other bitcoiners”.

Signal from the Soil Ryan Cooper and his ranch aren’t just running cattle or nodes. They’re showing how Bitcoin ties into the essentials: soil, food, family, and ￰22￱ Ryan put it to me one night: “God did not give me a flight response.” We laughed about how there’s a fine line between stupid and courage — but that’s exactly where real change ￰23￱ is on X and Nostr X: @RyanCooper116 Nostr: npub1j7ggarzcs6juvzfa567lkmdtxq3rgx4fww8uqpvm80d6lt3r5sqs82yt3v And Bitcoin Conference on X: @AndBitcoinCon Written by VESA Artist, Speaker, Consultant, Writer All links to physical, NFTs, and more below ￰0￱