Jeff Garzik is the co-founder and CEO of Bloq and leader of the Hemi Network project. He has long been at the center of developing and commercializing open-source software related to Bitcoin and blockchain technology. Previously, he spent five years as a Bitcoin core developer and ten years at Red Hat.

In this conversation, we discuss:
- Network states - the next big trend
- The power of Linux
- Jeff’s story about getting into Bitcoin in 2010 (before it was even traded)
- Working with Satoshi
- Creating ASIC mining software for bitcoin
- Satoshi’s anonymity was CIA-level - a true pro
- The founding story of Bitcoin
- Present day Bitcoin
- Future of Bitcoin
- Power Law
- The internet was started to survive nuclear war
- Pros and cons of the lightning network
- Getting on-chain is still the biggest challenge
- Going back to our peer-to-peer roots

Hemi Network
Website: hemi.xyz
X: @hemi_xyz
LinkedIn: Hemi Labs

Jeff Garzik
X: @jgarzik
LinkedIn: Jeff Garzik

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#383: Jeff Garzik, CEO of Bloq and Hemi Network, on Working with Satoshi, The Early Days of Bitcoin, and Present Day Bitcoin (PART ONE)