Builders In Bitcoin EP28: Facilitating FOSS Development w/ Haley Berkoe, Program Manager - Spiral I had the pleasure of talking with Haley Berkoe, Program Manager at Spiral. Haley is a prime example of someone leveraging non-technical skills to make a valuable contribution to the Bitcoin ecosystem, demonstrated through her ability to facilitate and manage open-source projects and the developers behind them. In this episode, we discuss and dig into: the goals and responsibilities of a program manager the importance of facilitation in removing logistical pressure from developers how to prolifer ..read more

Builders In Bitcoin EP27: Devs Who Can Hack It w/ Alekos Filini & Daniela Brozzoni, Developers - BDK, Founders - hack.bs This week, I was joined by Alekos Filini and Daniela Brozzoni, two Spiral grantees who are building on the Bitcoin Dev Kit—a project that Alekos started—and who have co-founded hack.bs, a physical cypherpunk and Bitcoin hackerspace opening in Brescia, Italy. In this episode, we discuss and dig into: Alekos and Daniela’s work on BDK why they’re opening a hackerspace in northern Italy the legalities around creating a non-profit like hack.bs.it and a lot more… Resources ..read more

Builders In Bitcoin EP25: Making Bitcoin Accessible w/ Conor Okus, Product Manager - Spiral I had the pleasure of sitting down with Conor Okus, former professional footballer and current Product Manager at Spiral. Conor’s practical and cooperative approach to life can be an inspiration for anyone looking to change gears in their career and start working in Bitcoin, specifically open source. In this episode, we discuss and dig into: Conor’s career before Bitcoin and his path to Bitcoin the practicalities of sustainable open source development the importance of easily digestible and accessible ..read more

Builders In Bitcoin EP24: Mastering Miner Management w/ Dan Lawrence, Co-Founder & CEO - OBM, Inc./Foreman My guest this week is Dan Lawrence, Co-Founder and CEO of Foreman Mining, a company best known for their mining management platform that offers unprecedented control and insight over your bitcoin miners. In this episode, we discuss and dig into: the humble origins of OBM aka Foreman why mining operations need Foreman how Foreman helps operators meet rigorous curtailment requirements and a lot more… Resources: Foreman Mining: https://foreman.mn/ Dan’s Telegram handle: https://t.me/fo ..read more

Builders In Bitcoin EP23: Tangible Tools for Digital Money w/ NVK, Co-Founder & CEO - Coinkite I had the pleasure of sitting down with NVK, Co-Founder and CEO of Coinkite, a company with a prolific product line of community-acclaimed tools such as the Coldcard, Opendime, Blockclock, and more. In this episode, we discuss and dig into: the origins and success of Coinkite NVK’s push into podcasting, including a conversation with Jack Dorsey Coinkite’s approach to product development and ways to be frugal while maintaining quality and a lot more… Resources: Coinkite: https://coinkite.com/ Bi ..read more

Builders In Bitcoin EP22: Risk Management through Miniscript w/ Rob Hamilton, Co-Founder & CEO - AnchorWatch My guest this week is Rob Hamilton, Co-Founder and CEO of AnchorWatch, a company offering game-changing insurance and risk management products to help Bitcoiners protect their coins while holding their own keys. In this episode, we discuss and dig into: the importance of de-risking in stimulating economic activity where the insurance industry is today what miniscript is and how AnchorWatch is using it and a lot more… Resources: AnchorWatch: https://www.anchorwatch.com/ Email Rob ..read more

Builders In Bitcoin EP21: Building (Multiple) Bitcoin Businesses w/ Marty Bent, Founder - TFTC I had the pleasure of sitting down with Marty Bent, Founder of TFTC and stalwart defender of Bitcoin. It would be hard to overstate Marty’s influence on the Bitcoin community, not just from his content creation, but from his work in the mining space and as a Partner at Ten31. In this episode, we discuss and dig into: building local community at places like Bitcoin Park in Nashville and Bitcoin Commons in Austin Marty’s growing media presence investing in Bitcoin-focused companies with Ten31 mining i ..read more

Builders In Bitcoin EP20: Bitcoin Changes Everything w/ P, Programming Director - Swan Bitcoin My guest today is P, Programming Director at Swan Bitcoin. P’s curiosity and love of learning has led him to many different roles in his life. In this episode, we discuss and dig into: his unique background the creation of PlebNet and pro tips for Lightning node operators the ups and downs of organizing programming for a massive event his new role and a lot more… Resources: PlebNet: https://plebnet.org Silver Thursday (Hunt Brothers silver event): https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Silver_Thursday Visit ..read more

Builders In Bitcoin EP19: The State of Mining and Media w/ Colin Harper, Writer and Researcher - Luxor Technologies This week, I sat down with Colin Harper, writer and researcher at Luxor Mining. Colin is leveraging his writing prowess to shed light and inform on the bitcoin mining industry. In this episode, we discuss and dig into: the current bitcoin mining environment leverage in the mining space how prospective miners can find an edge over the competition and a lot more… Resources: Hashrate Index blog: https://hashrateindex.com/blog/ Visit our sponsor https://mempool.space/, dive into th ..read more

Builders In Bitcoin EP18: Stay Humble, Stack Stats w/ Matt Odell, Bitcoiner My guest today is my dear friend and co-founder of Bitcoin Park with me, Matt Odell. Matt is a Bitcoiner and has been broadcasting signal to Bitcoiners through his podcasts and commentary for longer than I have been in Bitcoin. I owe a lot of my journey to him, and I am excited to share our wide ranging conversation with y’all. Matt’s evergreen optimism and focus on a future built with Bitcoin are inspiring to say the least. In this episode, we discuss and dig into: why it’s important to stay humble and stack sats, es ..read more