Chicken and Egg Problem in Bitcoin Industry

This chapter explores the chicken and egg problem in the Bitcoin industry, specifically in podcasting and publishing. It discusses platforms like Mash and Podcasting 2.0, highlighting the importance of incentivizing content creators and creating a frictionless experience for consumers. The chapter also touches upon collaboration with companies like CashApp, Strike, and River to make web wallets more accessible.

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Marty sits down with Lightswitch Lou to talk about Mash and its integration with the new TFTC website.

Louis on Twitter: https://twitter.com/Buddyloveless

0:00 - Intro
5:28 - Riffing
15:37 - Mash and the new TFTC site
24:26 - Incumbent monetization models
29:06 - Enabling interaction features
31:58 - Controlling your own flow of funds
39:27 - Ending the subscription model
47:22 - Convincing other publishers
50:29 - Verifying humanity
54:51 - Lightning compared to advertising a decade ago
1:00:39 - Barstool
1:03:24 - Death of the old model
1:06:27 - Riffing after an interruption
1:11:26 - Chicken and egg of Bitcoin adoption
1:17:39 - Demo-ing donations
1:19:33 - We’re gonna win
1:25:42 - Twitter and Nostr
1:29:30 - Riffing
1:32:56 - New site launch
1:36:08 - Saving the world with Bitcoin
1:40:30 - Politicians are nuts
1:48:21 - War
1:58:35 - Rising from ashes of the American empire
2:01:27 - AI
2:03:26 - Ending riff