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Conversations with top Bitcoin Nerds about the cutting edge of finance and technology, in a language that even us mere mortals can understand. blog.juangalt.com

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May 6, 20256 min

WAY OVERDUE UPDATE

Work I’ve done since I joined that you might have missed!* https://bitcoinmagazine.com/news/us-treasury-removes-tornado-cash-from-ofac-sanctions-list* https://bitcoinmagazine.com/business/how-pleblab-is-shaping-the-future-of-bitcoin-startups-in-austin* https://creators.spotify.com/pod/profile/bitcoin-magazine-po/episodes/FROSTR-Explained-A-Gamechanger-for-NOSTR-Identity-Management--The-Juan-Galt-Show-e30op20* https://bitcoinmagazine.com/business/no-password-reset-how-frostr-saves-your-nostr-identity* https://bitcoinmagazine.com/news/bull-bitcoin-expands-to-mexico-enabling-global-bitcoin-payments-to-mexican-accounts* https://bitcoinmagazine.com/business/how-coinkite-defines-cypherpunk-bitcoin-security* https://bitcoinmagazine.com/news/citizenx-acquires-plan-b-passport-to-accelerate-sovereign-individual-movement* https://bitcoinmagazine.com/business/citizenship-by-investment-the-emerging-market-for-state-services-via-citizen-x* https://bitcoinmagazine.com/takes/bitcoin-mining-centralization-in-the-u-s-a-new-risk-for-the-industry This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit blog.juangalt.com

January 24, 202546 min

Cypherpunk Future speech - Monerotopia by Juan Galt

Why are we here? what’s the point of encrypting all the things?This speech, should answer your question. Video version here: Juan Galt. This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit blog.juangalt.com

January 13, 202520 min

Boostraping Bitcoin Communities W/ Chris Guida

Start a meetup. Do it every month for atleast a year, but ideally forever. Make it noob friendly and Bitcoin only.Then do a second meetup in between, but full nerd mode for the developers. A year later, sprinkle some magic and boom! Bitcoin community happens.Helps to have an amazing hacker garage to hang at, and work from. Cheers to Lightning developer Chris Guida! Juan Galt. This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit blog.juangalt.com

January 9, 202526 min

How does Elon Musk get some much done???

Most interesting to me anyway. How about you? There’s a lot of going on in the world, but no other person alive seems to be able to handle so many impossible jobs at the same time as Elon Musk. Despite controversies and political positions he has taken recently. You have to admit, what ever his secret is to execution, it is one worth figuring out.Here’s a solo pod attempt by me to answer this question. Let me know what you think and if you like these, suggest some other topics or questions I should take on!All the best. Juan Galt. This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit blog.juangalt.com

January 8, 20251 hr 12 min

Pleblab's Car: Bitcoin Startup Incubation

I’ve decided to join Top Builder. If you are an entrepreneur or builder, you should join as well!topbuilder.devJuan Galt. This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit blog.juangalt.com

January 6, 20257 min

The Art Of The Hackathon W/ Supertestnet!

Start with a Bitcoin meetup. Convince some OGs to come hang out.Get sponsors to throw money into a hackathon pot.(Do a bunch of hard work nobody sees)And vuala! An awesome hackathon happens. Cheers!Juan Galt. This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit blog.juangalt.com

December 30, 20242 hr 0 min

The Nostr Deep Dive w/ Max Hillebrand

Max, a prolific Bitcoin open source contributor and tecnologist joins us to try and convince us to join him and the deepest bitcoin nerds on nostr! This conversation joins a series of discussions with Nostr entrepreneurs discussing the potential and friction points of Bitcoin’s native social network layer. If you like Nostr, follow me there! Juan Galt This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit blog.juangalt.com

December 23, 20241 hr 1 min

Taproot Assets & USD On Lightning W/ Joltz_BTC

For the forseable future anyway, the cryptographic transformation of the dollar is not just inevitable but economically very attractive to the global south. Americans don’t get it, the Dollar is their water but the rest of the world is drowning in much worse fiat.Meanwhile Bitcoin is still in it’s distribution stage barely cracking 1% global adoption. One day Bitcoin can - I really believe - become a daily use currency. I live in that future often. But in the meanwhile, an intermediary technology will take place. On this conversation, the Joltz team gives us the deep download from the cutting edge.Enjoy! Juan Galt. This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit blog.juangalt.com

August 21, 20241 hr 14 min

Ark: Bitcoin Layer 2 Protocol Deep Dive

On this call we dove deep into the mechanics of Ark as a scaling technology, it’s differences with Lightning, the challenges to scaling and how Covenants would massively improved Bitcoin scaling technologies. Special thanks to Tiero and Ark Labs for the hard work on scaling Bitcoin self custody to the world. This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit blog.juangalt.com