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Nathaniel Whittemore

Development, entrepreneurship and creation around Bitcoin, the Lightning Network and other freedom tech is exploding. This show digs into the Bitcoin ecosystem through the lens of the Cambrian explosion of creativity around it. This podcast is part of Blockworks.

Bitcoin Builders

Bitcoin Builders is a show all about the developers, entrepreneurs, creatives, communities, artists and others participating in the Cambrian explosion of building on Bitcoin, Lightning and other freedom tech. 
 This is the Bitcoin show all about the fun, optimistic, irreverant side of Bitcoin, and features news shows, discussions, interviews, educational series and so much more. 
 It's hosted by NLW, host of The Breakdown, and is the first new spinoff show of The Breakdown Network. 
 Learn more at Breakdown.Network. Let's Build!

Introducing Bitcoin Builders

On this edition of the Bitcoin Builders Weekly Breakdown, NLW looks at a number of the big stories shaping bitcoin over the past week. He discusses the shutdown of P2P bitcoin marketplace Paxful, coming just months after the closure of Local Bitcoins. He also talks about Texas Senate Bill 1751 and the state-by-state battle for "Right to Mine" legislation. To join the discussion: bit.ly/breakdownpod
 Thanks to our sponsor: In Wolf's Clothing // Wolf is the first startup accelerator focused exclusively on Bitcoin and Lightning // Learn more at wolfnyc.com 
 Bitcoin Builders is produced and hosted by Nathaniel Whittemore. Lead researcher is Scott Hill. Edited by Kyle Barbour-Hoffman. Images by Midjourney. Theme music is "Everybody Dance" by True Ripper, licensed via Track Club. Ad music is "Easy's First Tiger" by Bossfight

The State-by-State Battle for the Right to Mine Bitcoin

Erik Hersman is the CEO of Gridless, a bitcoin mining company that leverages bitcoin production to make mini grids and last mile energy production economically viable in Africa. The company has pilots in Kenya and Malawi and recently raised a seed round led by Block and Stillmark. In this episode, NLW and Erik talk about their shared social entrepreneurship background, how Erik and Gridless came to bitcoin, and how bitcoin transforms energy economics around the world. 
 
 Bitcoin Builders is produced and hosted by Nathaniel Whittemore. Lead researcher is Scott Hill. Edited by Kyle Barbour-Hoffman. Images by Midjourney. Theme music is "Everybody Dance" by True Ripper, licensed via Track Club. Ad music is "Easy's First Tiger" by Bossfight To join the discussion: bit.ly/breakdownpod
 Thanks to our sponsor: In Wolf's Clothing // Wolf is the first startup accelerator focused exclusively on Bitcoin and Lightning // Learn more at wolfnyc.com

How Bitcoin Unlocks Last Mile Energy with Erik Hersman of Gridless

In this data driven episode of Bitcoin Builders, Glassnode's James Check (Checkmate on Twitter) walks through the onchain data, discussing:
 The changing of hands from the leftover top buyers to new post-FTX bargain buyers
 The shift away from whales towards smaller holders 
 Why the most recent run past $30,000 has been driven by spot buying rather than leveraged trading
 To join the discussion: bit.ly/breakdownpod
 Thanks to our sponsor: In Wolf's Clothing // Wolf is the first startup accelerator focused exclusively on Bitcoin and Lightning // Learn more at wolfnyc.com

Leverage Gone, Tourists Flushed: Bitcoin's Beautiful Late-Cycle Reset feat. Glassnode's James Check

Steve Lee is lead at Spiral, the Block's independent Bitcoin-focused subsidiary. In this episode of Bitcoin Builders, NLW and Steve discuss Spiral's mission to support Bitcoin, their grants program, their work on the Lightning Development Kit, and why even non-technical people can contribute to Bitcoin. To join the discussion: bit.ly/breakdownpod
 Thanks to our sponsor: In Wolf's Clothing // Wolf is the first startup accelerator focused exclusively on Bitcoin and Lightning // Learn more at wolfnyc.com 
 Bitcoin Builders is produced and hosted by Nathaniel Whittemore. Lead researcher is Scott Hill. Edited by Kyle Barbour-Hoffman. Images by Midjourney. Theme music is "Everybody Dance" by True Ripper, licensed via Track Club. Ad music is "Easy's First Tiger" by Bossfight

Spiral's Steve Lee on the Lightning Development Kit and How Everyone Can Contribute to Bitcoin

Welcome back to the Bitcoin Builders Weekly Breakdown. The Weekly Breakdown is a chance to cover the most important news stories in and around the Bitcoin community. This week, NLW looks at:
 Increase in the percentage of BTC held by entities with less than 1 BTC 
 Lack of stress around recent price action
 Bernstein report saying Bitcoin is poised for biggest bull run ever 
 Arkansas passes right to mine bill 
 NYT mining fud fails to resonate 
 Russia exploring mining bitcoin and using crypto for cross-border settlement 
 To join the discussion: bit.ly/breakdownpod
 Thanks to our sponsor: In Wolf's Clothing // Wolf is the first startup accelerator focused exclusively on Bitcoin and Lightning // Learn more at wolfnyc.com 
 Bitcoin Builders is produced and hosted by Nathaniel Whittemore. Lead researcher is Scott Hill. Edited by Kyle Barbour-Hoffman. Images by Midjourney. Theme music is "Everybody Dance" by True Ripper, licensed via Track Club. Ad music is "Easy's First Tiger" by Bossfight

Will Russia Mining Bitcoin for Trade Drive the Next Wave of De-Dollarization?

Ray Youssef is the co-founder and former CEO of Paxful. He's spent the last 8 years working to open up bitcoin access and financial freedom in the global south. Although Paxful is no more, Ray's mission continues. He and his team have just announced Civ Kit, a proposed protocol for open, unstoppable peer-to-peer bitcoin markets. On this episode Ray and NLW discussed what happened with Paxful, what Ray learned, and why Bitcoin is more important than ever. 
 To join the discussion: bit.ly/breakdownpod
 Thanks to our sponsor: In Wolf's Clothing // Wolf is the first startup accelerator focused exclusively on Bitcoin and Lightning // Learn more at wolfnyc.com 
 
 Bitcoin Builders is produced and hosted by Nathaniel Whittemore. Lead researcher is Scott Hill. Edited by Kyle Barbour-Hoffman. Images by Midjourney. Theme music is "Everybody Dance" by True Ripper, licensed via Track Club. Ad music is "Easy's First Tiger" by Bossfight

Ray Youssef on Building an Unstoppable Open Bitcoin Markets Protocol for the World

On this edition of the Bitcoin Builders Weekly Breakdown, NLW covers:
 Bitcoin's whipsaw markets, driven by thin liquidity and Mt.Gox/US Gov't sell rumors
 A short banks, long BTC narrative driver, with Standard Chartered Bank making a huge prediction
 WEF is now pro-Bitcoin mining?! 
 New Bitcoin policy org BTC Action
 Trammell Venture Partners Bitcoin startup ecosystem report highlights 
 To join the discussion: bit.ly/breakdownpod
 Thanks to our sponsor: In Wolf's Clothing // Wolf is the first startup accelerator focused exclusively on Bitcoin and Lightning // Learn more at wolfnyc.com 
 Bitcoin Builders is produced and hosted by Nathaniel Whittemore. Lead researcher is Scott Hill. Edited by Kyle Barbour-Hoffman. Images by Midjourney. Theme music is "Everybody Dance" by True Ripper, licensed via Track Club. Ad music is "Easy's First Tiger" by Bossfight

Mt. Gox Rumors, $100k Bank BTC Predictions, and Massive Growth in the Bitcoin Startup Ecosystem [Weekly Breakdown]

Des Dickerson is the CEO of THNDR Games. THNDR creates captivating mobile games that reward play with Bitcoin. 80% of their users have never interacted with Bitcoin before. 87% are out of the United States. In this conversation NLW talks with Des about how she started building in Bitcoin, THNDR's journey, and why games are a path in to Bitcoin. Find Des on Twitter: https://twitter.com/dickerson_des THNDR Games: https://www.thndr.games/ To join the discussion: bit.ly/breakdownpod
 Thanks to our sponsor: In Wolf's Clothing // Wolf is the first startup accelerator focused exclusively on Bitcoin and Lightning // Learn more at wolfnyc.com 
 Bitcoin Builders is produced and hosted by Nathaniel Whittemore. Lead researcher is Scott Hill. Edited by Kyle Barbour-Hoffman. Images by Midjourney. Theme music is "Everybody Dance" by True Ripper, licensed via Track Club. Ad music is "Easy's First Tiger" by Bossfight

Des Dickerson: Bringing Bitcoin to the World Through Games

Bitcoin has recently set records for transactions. Fees are dramatically higher than they were a few months ago. Ordinals have ballooned to more than a million inscriptions per week. BRC-20 is a primitive token standard that uses ordinals to create a form of Bitcoin-native token. Just a couple months old, the market cap of BRC-20 tokens is over $400m and a great debate rages: is this Bitcoin builder innovation - or a new attack vector on the network? 
 To join the discussion: bit.ly/breakdownpod
 Thanks to our sponsor: In Wolf's Clothing // Wolf is the first startup accelerator focused exclusively on Bitcoin and Lightning // Learn more at wolfnyc.com 
 Bitcoin Builders is produced and hosted by Nathaniel Whittemore. Lead researcher is Scott Hill. Edited by Kyle Barbour-Hoffman. Images by Midjourney. Theme music is "Everybody Dance" by True Ripper, licensed via Track Club. Ad music is "Easy's First Tiger" by Bossfight

A Primer on BRC-20: Innovation or an Attack on Bitcoin?

NLW covers the major stories in Bitcoin over the past couple weeks, including:

Nomura Bitcoin Adoption Fund

Block Saturation

New Miner policy group

Mt. Gox delay 

Coinbase to implement Lightning 

Swan launching Bitcoin custody 

Deutsche custody offering 

Paxos fat finger

Hal Finney's ZK talk 

Thanks to our sponsor: In Wolf's Clothing // Wolf is the first startup accelerator focused exclusively on Bitcoin and Lightning // Learn more at wolfnyc.com 
Bitcoin Builders is produced and hosted by Nathaniel Whittemore. Lead researcher is Scott Hill. Edited by Kyle Barbour-Hoffman. Images by Midjourney. Theme music is "Everybody Dance" by True Ripper, licensed via Track Club. Ad music is "Easy's First Tiger" by Bossfight

The Most Bullish Bitcoin Bear Market Ever?

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