
Bitcoin Park
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Bitcoin Park is community supported campus in Nashville, TN focused on grassroots freedom tech adoption and a home for bitcoiners to work, learn, collaborate, and build.
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Mar 11, 2024 • 1h 16min
Bitcoin Brainstorm 05 | Funding and Supporting Bitcoin
Originally published by ARK Invest on December 7, 2023:
Since inception, ARK has researched and published thoughts on the cryptocurrency ecosystem within Big Ideas and through articles, whitepapers, monthly Bitcoin reports and podcasts. Now, in coordination with Bitcoin Park, ARK is pleased to introduce a monthly conversation with leaders in the Bitcoin space, to discuss everything happening in the rapidly-changing and still nascent Bitcoin ecosystem. Published through the For Your innovation podcast channels, this monthly series aims to be informative and enlightening, including experts with diverse viewpoints.
Guests on this month’s Bitcoin Brainstorm include:
Conor Okus: Product Manager, Spiral
Steve Myers: Contributor, BitcoinDevKit (BDK) Project
Lisa Neigut (NiftyNei): Co-founder, Chief Instruction Officer, Base58
Rockstar Dev: Core Contributor, BTCPay Server
Mike Schmidt: Executive Director, Brink Technology
Yassine Elmandjra: Director of Digital Assets, ARK Invest
Cathie Wood: Founder, CEO and CIO, ARK Invest
Rod Roudi: Co-Founder, Bitcoin Park
Important Links Mentioned In This Episode:
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• What is BTCPay Server?
- https://spiral.xyz/blog/a-framework-f...
- Who is Bitcoin?
• Who is Bitcoin?
- Bitcoin Design Community: bitcoin.design
- Bitcoin Park: https://bitcoinpark.com
- ARK Bitcoin Brainstorms: https://ark-invest.com/podcasts/?foll...
More FYI Podcasts: https://ark-invest.com/podcasts/
To learn more about ARK: https://arkinv.st/ARKInvest
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Bitcoin Park is a community supported campus in Nashville, TN focused on grassroots bitcoin adoption and a home for bitcoiners to work, learn, collaborate, and build.
Please like and subscribe on your favorite podcasting app to stay up to date.
To learn more, please visit and join: https://bitcoinpark.com and/or join our Discord where we are most active: https://bitcoinpark.com/discord
Bitcoin Park on Twitter: https://twitter.com/bitcoinpark_
Bitcoin Park on nostr: https://bitcoinpark.com/nostr
Odell: https://primal.net/odell
Rod @bitkite: https://primal.net/rod
Harry Sudock: https://primal.net/p/npub10cxz2h7n6rumfpuf49zt4uvm7skzqk5u25vesp0tzdtnkvsnwjyqaffcj3
Bitcoin Park Telegram: https://bitcoinpark.com/telegram

Mar 10, 2024 • 1h 13min
Bitcoin Brainstorm 04 | Bitcoin’s Most Under-Explored Use Cases
Originally published by ARK Invest on November 3, 2023:
Since inception, ARK has researched and published thoughts on the cryptocurrency ecosystem within Big Ideas and through articles, whitepapers, monthly Bitcoin reports and podcasts. Now, in coordination with Bitcoin Park, ARK is pleased to introduce a monthly conversation with leaders in the Bitcoin space, to discuss everything happening in the rapidly-changing and still nascent Bitcoin ecosystem. Published through the For Your innovation podcast channels, this monthly series aims to be informative and enlightening, including experts with diverse viewpoints.
Guests on this month’s Bitcoin Brainstorm include:
Alex Leishman: Co-Founder and CEO, River
Graham Krizek: Founder and CEO, Voltage
Des Dickerson: CEO, THUNDR GAMES
Tony Giorgio: Co-Founder and CEO, Mutiny Wallet
Viktor Bunin: Protocol Specialist, Coinbase
Yassine Elmandjra: Director of Digital Assets at ARK Invest
Cathie Wood: Founder, CEO and CIO, ARK Invest
Rod Roudi: Co-Founder, Bitcoin Park
More on Bitcoin Park: https://bitcoinpark.com/meetup
More FYI Podcasts: https://ark-invest.com/podcasts/
To learn more about ARK: https://arkinv.st/ARKInvest
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Bitcoin Park is a community supported campus in Nashville, TN focused on grassroots bitcoin adoption and a home for bitcoiners to work, learn, collaborate, and build.
Please like and subscribe on your favorite podcasting app to stay up to date.
To learn more, please visit and join: https://bitcoinpark.com and/or join our Discord where we are most active: https://bitcoinpark.com/discord
Bitcoin Park on Twitter: https://twitter.com/bitcoinpark_
Bitcoin Park on nostr: https://bitcoinpark.com/nostr
Odell: https://primal.net/odell
Rod @bitkite: https://primal.net/rod
Harry Sudock: https://primal.net/p/npub10cxz2h7n6rumfpuf49zt4uvm7skzqk5u25vesp0tzdtnkvsnwjyqaffcj3
Bitcoin Park Telegram: https://bitcoinpark.com/telegram

Mar 9, 2024 • 1h 43min
Bitcoin Brainstorm 03 | Back to Basics: Debunking Some of Bitcoin’s Biggest Misconceptions
Originally published by ARK Invest on October 13, 2023:
Since inception, ARK has researched and published thoughts on the cryptocurrency ecosystem within Big Ideas and through articles, whitepapers, monthly Bitcoin reports and podcasts. Now, in coordination with Bitcoin Park, ARK is pleased to introduce a monthly conversation with leaders in the Bitcoin space, to discuss everything happening in the rapidly-changing and still nascent Bitcoin ecosystem. Published through the For Your innovation podcast channels, this monthly series aims to be informative and enlightening, including experts with diverse viewpoints.
Guests on this month’s Bitcoin Brainstorm include:
Alex Gladstein: Chief Strategy Officer, Human Rights Foundation
Jameson Lopp: Co-Founder & CTO, Casa and Creator of http://bitcoin.page, http://lightning.how, http://statoshi.info
Korok Ray: Bitcoin Professor at Texas A&M
Erik Hersman: Co-Founder and CEO of Gridless Compute
Yassine Elmandjra: Crypto Lead at ARK Invest
Dr. Art Laffer: American Economist
Cathie Wood: Founder, CEO and CIO, ARK Invest
Rod Roudi: Co-Founder, Bitcoin Park
Important Links Mentioned In This Episode:
- https://bitcoinmythology.org/
- https://www.btcpolicy.org/research-ca...
- https://blog.river.com/busting-bitcoi...
- https://nakamotoinstitute.org/mempool...
- https://endthefud.org/
- https://bitcoinpark.com/meetup
More FYI Podcasts: https://ark-invest.com/podcasts/
To learn more about ARK: https://arkinv.st/ARKInvest
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Bitcoin Park is a community supported campus in Nashville, TN focused on grassroots bitcoin adoption and a home for bitcoiners to work, learn, collaborate, and build.
Please like and subscribe on your favorite podcasting app to stay up to date.
To learn more, please visit and join: https://bitcoinpark.com and/or join our Discord where we are most active: https://bitcoinpark.com/discord
Bitcoin Park on Twitter: https://twitter.com/bitcoinpark_
Bitcoin Park on nostr: https://bitcoinpark.com/nostr
Odell: https://primal.net/odell
Rod @bitkite: https://primal.net/rod
Harry Sudock: https://primal.net/p/npub10cxz2h7n6rumfpuf49zt4uvm7skzqk5u25vesp0tzdtnkvsnwjyqaffcj3
Bitcoin Park Telegram: https://bitcoinpark.com/telegram

Mar 8, 2024 • 1h 22min
Bitcoin Brainstorm 02 | Why Bitcoin is the Currency for AI
Originally published by ARK Invest on September 7, 2023:
Since inception, ARK has researched and published thoughts on the cryptocurrency ecosystem within Big Ideas and through articles, whitepapers, monthly Bitcoin reports and podcasts. Now, in coordination with Bitcoin Park, ARK is pleased to introduce a monthly conversation with leaders in the Bitcoin space, to discuss everything happening in the rapidly-changing and still nascent Bitcoin ecosystem. Published through the For Your innovation podcast channels, this monthly series aims to be informative and enlightening, including experts with diverse viewpoints.
Guests on this month’s Bitcoin Brainstorm include:
Rod Roudi - Co-Founder, Bitcoin Park
Paul Itoi – CEO, Stakwork
Laolu (Roasbeef) Osuntokun - CTO and Co-founder, Lightning Labs
Kody Low - Head of Developer and Product Support, Fedi
Cathie Wood – CEO, CIO and Founder, ARK Invest
Yassine Elmandjra – Crypto Lead, ARK Invest
Frank Downing – Next Generation Internet Director of Research, ARK Invest
Important Links Mentioned in This Episode:
- AI4ALL Hackathon website: https://bolt.fun/tournaments/ai4all/o...
- AI for All: Powering APIs and Large Language Models with Lightning: https://lightning.engineering/posts/2...
- How (Actually) Open AI Wins: https://hivemind.vc/ai/
- AI & Bitcoin: https://ten31.vc/content/ai
- Nostr: https://nostr.com
- LangChain: https://www.langchain.com/
- AI4ALL Hackathon website: https://bolt.fun/tournaments/ai4all/o...
- AI for All: Powering APIs and Large Language Models with Lightning: https://lightning.engineering/posts/2...
- How (Actually) Open AI Wins: https://hivemind.vc/ai/
- AI & Bitcoin: https://ten31.vc/content/ai
- L402: https://docs.lightning.engineering/th...
- Lightning Network: https://lightning.network/
- Stakwork: https://www.stakwork.com/
- Replit: https://replit.com/
- Fedi: https://www.fedi.xyz
- Bitcoin Park: https://bitcoinpark.com
- ARK Bitcoin Brainstorms: https://ark-invest.com/podcasts/?foll...
More FYI Podcasts: https://ark-invest.com/podcasts/
To learn more about ARK: https://arkinv.st/ARKInvest
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Bitcoin Park is a community supported campus in Nashville, TN focused on grassroots bitcoin adoption and a home for bitcoiners to work, learn, collaborate, and build.
Please like and subscribe on your favorite podcasting app to stay up to date.
To learn more, please visit and join: https://bitcoinpark.com and/or join our Discord where we are most active: https://bitcoinpark.com/discord
Bitcoin Park on Twitter: https://twitter.com/bitcoinpark_
Bitcoin Park on nostr: https://bitcoinpark.com/nostr
Odell: https://primal.net/odell
Rod @bitkite: https://primal.net/rod
Harry Sudock: https://primal.net/p/npub10cxz2h7n6rumfpuf49zt4uvm7skzqk5u25vesp0tzdtnkvsnwjyqaffcj3
Bitcoin Park Telegram: https://bitcoinpark.com/telegram

Mar 6, 2024 • 1h 17min
Bitcoin Brainstorm 01 | Building and Scaling: a Bitcoin Conversation
Originally published by ARK Invest on August 3, 2023:
Since inception, ARK has researched and published thoughts on the cryptocurrency ecosystem within Big Ideas and through articles, whitepapers, monthly Bitcoin reports and podcasts. Now, in coordination with Bitcoin Park, ARK is pleased to introduce a monthly conversation with leaders in the Bitcoin space, to discuss everything happening in the rapidly-changing and still nascent Bitcoin space. Published through the For Your innovation podcast channels, this monthly series aims to be informative and enlightening, including experts with diverse viewpoints.
Guests on this month’s Bitcoin Brainstorm include:
Preston Pysh – Show Host and Co-Founder, The Investor’s Podcast Network and Advisor, Ego Death Capital
Jack Mallers - CEO and Founder, Strike
Obi Nwosu - CEO and Co-Founder, Fedi
Rod Roudi - Co-Founder, Bitcoin Park
Harry Sudock - Chief Strategy Officer, GRIID and Partner, Bitcoin Park
Cathie Wood – CEO, CIO and Founder, ARK Invest
Yassine Elmandjra – Crypto Lead, ARK Invest
Show Notes:
June ARK Invest Bitcoin Monthly - https://ark-invest.com/crypto-reports...
Money Matters Podcast with Jack Mallers and guest Jack Dorsey https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast...
Ai4ALL Hackathon - https://bolt.fun/tournaments/ai4all/o...
To learn more about Bitcoin Park - https://bitcoinpark.co
More FYI Podcasts: https://ark-invest.com/podcasts/
To learn more about ARK: https://arkinv.st/ARKInvest
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Bitcoin Park is a community supported campus in Nashville, TN focused on grassroots bitcoin adoption and a home for bitcoiners to work, learn, collaborate, and build.
Please like and subscribe on your favorite podcasting app to stay up to date.
To learn more, please visit and join: https://bitcoinpark.com and/or join our Discord where we are most active: https://bitcoinpark.com/discord
Bitcoin Park on Twitter: https://twitter.com/bitcoinpark_
Bitcoin Park on nostr: https://bitcoinpark.com/nostr
Odell: https://primal.net/odell
Rod @bitkite: https://primal.net/rod
Harry Sudock: https://primal.net/p/npub10cxz2h7n6rumfpuf49zt4uvm7skzqk5u25vesp0tzdtnkvsnwjyqaffcj3
Bitcoin Park Telegram: https://bitcoinpark.com/telegram

Dec 22, 2023 • 31min
Open House: FinCEN, Senator Warren, and Impending Regulation
This conversation was recorded at Bitcoin Park’s December 2023 Open House, a monthly meetup event at Bitcoin Park in Nashville, TN featuring panel discussions on various Bitcoin-focused topics.
December 2023’s Open House topic: Bitcoin & Public Policy
Recorded: December 13, 2023
with:
Harry Sudock, Chief Strategy Officer - GRIID & Partner - Bitcoin Park
Christian Keroles, Director of Financial Freedom - Human Rights Foundation
Hailey Lennon, Partner - BrownRudnickLLP
Gerald Glickman, Fraud and Identity Policy - MVB Bank
Stephen Pollock, SVP Strategy and Operations at Bitcoin Policy Institute
Get your Nashville Energy & Mining Summit 2024 ticket: https://bitcoinpark.com/mining
“How FinCEN May Be Violating Your Rights” by Preston Pysh: https://egodeath.capital/blog/fincen-may-be-violating-your-rights-bitcoin
Comment on the FinCEN proposal: https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2023/10/23/2023-23449/proposal-of-special-measure-regarding-convertible-virtual-currency-mixing-as-a-class-of-transactions#open-comment
Bitcoin Park is a community supported campus in Nashville, TN focused on grassroots bitcoin adoption and a home for bitcoiners to work, learn, collaborate, and build.
Please like and subscribe on your favorite podcasting app to stay up to date.
To learn more, please visit and join: https://bitcoinpark.com and/or join our Discord where we are most active: https://bitcoinpark.com/discord
Bitcoin Park on Twitter: https://twitter.com/bitcoinpark_
Bitcoin Park on nostr: https://bitcoinpark.com/nostr
Odell: https://primal.net/odell
Rod @bitkite: https://primal.net/rod
Harry Sudock: https://primal.net/p/npub10cxz2h7n6rumfpuf49zt4uvm7skzqk5u25vesp0tzdtnkvsnwjyqaffcj3
Bitcoin Park Telegram: https://bitcoinpark.com/telegram

Dec 20, 2023 • 25min
Open House: Fireside Chat w/ Scott Harrison, CEO - charity: water
This conversation was recorded at Bitcoin Park’s December 2023 Open House, a monthly meetup event at Bitcoin Park in Nashville, TN featuring panel discussions on various Bitcoin-focused topics.
December 2023’s Open House topic: Bitcoin & Public Policy
Fireside Chat w/ Scott Harrison, CEO - charity: water
Recorded: December 13, 2023
featuring:
Rod @bitkite, Co-Founder - Bitcoin Park
Scott Harrison, CEO - charity: water
Bitcoin Park is a community supported campus in Nashville, TN focused on grassroots bitcoin adoption and a home for bitcoiners to work, learn, collaborate, and build.
Our aim is to produce and publish conversations from future events, so please like and subscribe on your favorite podcasting app to stay up to date.
To learn more, please visit and join: https://bitcoinpark.com and/or join our Discord where we are most active: https://bitcoinpark.com/discord
Bitcoin Park on Twitter: https://twitter.com/bitcoinpark_
Bitcoin Park on nostr: https://bitcoinpark.com/nostr
Odell: https://primal.net/odell
Rod @bitkite: https://primal.net/rod
Harry Sudock: https://primal.net/p/npub10cxz2h7n6rumfpuf49zt4uvm7skzqk5u25vesp0tzdtnkvsnwjyqaffcj3
Bitcoin Park Telegram: https://bitcoinpark.com/telegram

Dec 15, 2023 • 11min
Nostrville 2023: Nostr Nests
Nostrville was a two-day summit at Bitcoin Park in Nashville, TN focused on the future of nostr, with an emphasis on the power of nostr + bitcoin. Nostr is a revolutionary new communication protocol that is censorship-resistant and open. Nostrville brought builders, innovators, and developers from the world of nostr together to explore the latest developments in this rapidly evolving space.
Nostrville 2023: Nostr Nests
Recorded: November 10, 2023
with:
Derek Ross, Builder - NostrPlebs.com & NostrNests.com
Bitcoin Park is a community supported campus in Nashville, TN focused on grassroots bitcoin adoption and a home for bitcoiners to work, learn, collaborate, and build.
Our aim is to produce and publish conversations from future events, so please like and subscribe on your favorite podcasting app to stay up to date.
To learn more, please visit and join: https://bitcoinpark.com and/or join our Discord where we are most active: https://bitcoinpark.com/discord
Bitcoin Park on nostr: https://bitcoinpark.com/nostr
Bitcoin Park on Twitter: https://twitter.com/bitcoinpark_
Matt Odell: https://primal.net/odell
Rod @bitkite: https://primal.net/rod
Harry Sudock: https://primal.net/p/npub10cxz2h7n6rumfpuf49zt4uvm7skzqk5u25vesp0tzdtnkvsnwjyqaffcj3
Bitcoin Park Telegram: https://bitcoinpark.com/telegram

Dec 13, 2023 • 15min
Nostrville 2023: Nostr, Lists, & Web of Trust
*Use Spotify to watch the video version of this presentation*
Nostrville was a two-day summit at Bitcoin Park in Nashville, TN focused on the future of nostr, with an emphasis on the power of nostr + bitcoin. Nostr is a revolutionary new communication protocol that is censorship-resistant and open. Nostrville brought builders, innovators, and developers from the world of nostr together to explore the latest developments in this rapidly evolving space.
Nostrville 2023: Nostr, Lists, & Web of Trust
Recorded: November 10, 2023
with:
David Strayhorn, Builder - Pretty Good Apps
Bitcoin Park is a community supported campus in Nashville, TN focused on grassroots bitcoin adoption and a home for bitcoiners to work, learn, collaborate, and build.
Our aim is to produce and publish conversations from future events, so please like and subscribe on your favorite podcasting app to stay up to date.
To learn more, please visit and join: https://bitcoinpark.com and/or join our Discord where we are most active: https://bitcoinpark.com/discord
Bitcoin Park on nostr: https://bitcoinpark.com/nostr
Bitcoin Park on Twitter: https://twitter.com/bitcoinpark_
Matt Odell: https://primal.net/odell
Rod @bitkite: https://primal.net/rod
Harry Sudock: https://primal.net/p/npub10cxz2h7n6rumfpuf49zt4uvm7skzqk5u25vesp0tzdtnkvsnwjyqaffcj3
Bitcoin Park Telegram: https://bitcoinpark.com/telegram

Dec 11, 2023 • 8min
Nostrville 2023: Voltage + Nostr
*Use Spotify to watch the video version of this presentation*
Nostrville was a two-day summit at Bitcoin Park in Nashville, TN focused on the future of nostr, with an emphasis on the power of nostr + bitcoin. Nostr is a revolutionary new communication protocol that is censorship-resistant and open. Nostrville brought builders, innovators, and developers from the world of nostr together to explore the latest developments in this rapidly evolving space.
Nostrville 2023: Voltage + Nostr
Recorded: November 10, 2023
with:
Kim Castner, Operations Manager - Voltage
Alex, Engineer - Voltage
Bitcoin Park is a community supported campus in Nashville, TN focused on grassroots bitcoin adoption and a home for bitcoiners to work, learn, collaborate, and build.
Our aim is to produce and publish conversations from future events, so please like and subscribe on your favorite podcasting app to stay up to date.
To learn more, please visit and join: https://bitcoinpark.com and/or join our Discord where we are most active: https://bitcoinpark.com/discord
Bitcoin Park on nostr: https://bitcoinpark.com/nostr
Bitcoin Park on Twitter: https://twitter.com/bitcoinpark_
Matt Odell: https://primal.net/odell
Rod @bitkite: https://primal.net/rod
Harry Sudock: https://primal.net/p/npub10cxz2h7n6rumfpuf49zt4uvm7skzqk5u25vesp0tzdtnkvsnwjyqaffcj3
Bitcoin Park Telegram: https://bitcoinpark.com/telegram
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