My guests today are Mike (Muzz) Jarmuz, CEO of Thunder Funder and founder of Lightning Ventures, and Nico Moran, founder and host of Simply Bitcoin - a Bitcoin media company. We met at the end of the Bitcoin Amsterdam conference and discussed:
• Muzz and Nico’s experiences in the Bitcoin community
• Challenges of content creation under censorship vs. Nostr
• Bitcoin evolution: a revolutionary tool for financial sovereignty vs. institutional adoption
• IMF’s recent statement to El Salvador
• The future of Bitcoin startups and investments
• The next Bitcoin bull run
• A call to action to take control of your financial futures through self-custody of Bitcoin
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Simply Bitcoin: https://www.youtube.com/c/simplybitcoin
Muzz Twitter: https://x.com/MikeJarmuz
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-- CHAPTERS --
00:00 Coming up...
01:26 Intro to Muzz & Nico
02:20 What Did You Like at Bitcoin Amsterdam?
04:32 Exploring Bitcoin Innovations and Layer 2 Technologies
07:11 Nico's Journey into Bitcoin Media
12:25 Muzz's ThunderFunder: Democratizing Bitcoin Investments
18:47 Simply Bitcoin Banned From YouTube
24:25 The Impact of Online Censorship
29:36 The Evolution of Bitcoin: From Cypherpunk to Institutional Adoption
33:01 Bitcoin as Investment vs. Revolution: A Dual Perspective
36:50 The IMF's Fear of Bitcoin: A Case Study in El Salvador
43:40 Challenges in Bitcoin Startup Funding
45:44 Bitcoin's Cycle & Bull Run
48:03 What's Missing in the Bitcoin Media Landscape?
52:22 Messages of Hope from Nico & Muzz
55:51 The Nostr Booth Initiative
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