

Built on Bitcoin with Jacob Brown
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Interviews with the best founders building on Bitcoin. Jacob takes an open-minded approach and talks with builders from all corners of the Bitcoin ecosystem.
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Mar 31, 2023 • 1h 6min
E114: Stablecoins, Bitcoin and Building Protocols on Stacks - Philip De Smedt | Arkadiko
Philip De Smedt is the co-founder and core contributor to Arkadiko. Arkadiko is a stablecoin protocol and lending platform built on Stacks, working to create better and more transparent finance tools for everyone.
We discuss:
- Why stablecoins aren't so stable?
- Why build on Stacks?
- The current landscape of DeFi
+ much more.
Try out Arkadiko at https://arkadiko.finance/
Follow Philip on Twitter: @philipdesmedt
Follow Arkadiko on Twitter: @ArkadikoFinance

Mar 25, 2023 • 59min
E113: Building a Bitcoin Bridge for All Chains - Alexei Zamyatin | Co-founder of Interlay
Alexei Zamyatin is a Bitcoin enthusiast, researcher & software developer. He co-founded Interlay to solve the problem of getting Bitcoin to be used in as many places as possible in a safe, secure way. That lead them to build the V1 of their decentralized Bitcoin bridge.
V2 has been released this week and brings a whole new suite of tools including Uniswap-like AMM features, lending/borrowing, and more.
Learn more about Interlay at https://www.interlay.io/
Follow Alexei on Twitter: @alexeiZamyatin
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Thank you to our sponsor - The Ordinals 2023 Conference
May 18th in Miami Florida. The first-ever Ordinals conference is going down with a long list of innovators and thought leaders in attendance.
Including: Casey Rodarmor, Nic Carter, Trevor Owens, Jamil Dhanani, Ragnar Lifthrasir, Udi Wertheimer, Eric Wall, and many more.
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Mar 22, 2023 • 17min
E112: This Week in Bitcoin for March 22nd, 2023 (Bitcoin, Lightning, Stacks, Ordinals, Rootstock)
Links to everything mentioned in this episode:
https://builtonbitcoin.beehiiv.com/p/week-bitcoin-march-22nd-2023
Follow Built on Bitcoin on Twitter: @JakeBlockchain
Stay updated to all new Bitcoin innovation:
www.builtonbitcoin.xyz

Mar 17, 2023 • 45min
E111: Nostr, BNS, and the Decentralized Future with Larry Salibra - Founder of New Internet Labs
The potential for a truly user-owned internet is becoming closer than ever with new protocols like Nostr and decentralized identity systems like BNS.
Larry has been at the forefront working in this area for years. His latest project is solving the problem of identity and search for users on Nostr.
Catch Larry online:
Twitter - @larrysalibra
Website - https://www.newinternetlabs.com/
Nostr Names - https://www.newinternetlabs.com/nostr/

Mar 15, 2023 • 14min
E110: This Week in Bitcoin for March 15th, 2023 (Bitcoin, Lightning, Stacks, Ordinals)
Links to everything mentioned in this episode:
https://builtonbitcoin.beehiiv.com/p/week-bitcoin-march-15th-2023
Follow Built on Bitcoin on Twitter: @JakeBlockchain
Stay updated to all new Bitcoin innovation:
www.builtonbitcoin.xyz

Mar 8, 2023 • 22min
E109: This Week in Bitcoin for March 8th, 2023 (Bitcoin, Lightning, Stacks, RSK, Liquid)
Links to everything mentioned in this episode:
https://builtonbitcoin.beehiiv.com/p/week-bitcoin-march-8th-2023
Follow Built on Bitcoin on Twitter: @JakeBlockchain
Stay updated to all new Bitcoin innovation:
www.builtonbitcoin.xyz

Mar 3, 2023 • 58min
E108: Creating Essential Tools for Bitcoin Developers - Max Efremov (Developer Evangelist at Hiro Systems)
Hiro Systems is a developer tooling company building software that makes Bitcoin developers lives easier. Max Efremov is developer evangelist at Hiro.
Follow Max on Twitter: @maxefremov
Follow Hiro Systems on Twitter: @hirosystems
Learn more about Hiro developer tools:
https://www.hiro.so/
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Big thank you to our sponsor, The Stacks Foundation.
If you want to get started building on Stacks and push the mission forward of a user-owned internet with Bitcoin as the base layer. Check the links below.
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Feb 23, 2023 • 14min
E107: This Week in Bitcoin for February 22nd, 2023 (Bitcoin, Lightning, Stacks, RSK, Liquid)
Links to everything mentioned inside the link below!
https://builtonbitcoin.beehiiv.com/p/week-bitcoin-february-22nd-2023
Follow Built on Bitcoin on Twitter: @JakeBlockchain
Stay updated on everything Built on Bitcoin:
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Big thank you to our sponsor, The Stacks Foundation.
If you want to get started building on Stacks and push the mission forward of a user-owned internet with Bitcoin as the base layer. Check the links below.
Learn Clarity: https://start.stacks.org/
Learn more about Stacks: https://stacks.co/
Apply for a grant: https://stacks.org/grants

Feb 15, 2023 • 20min
E106: This Week in Bitcoin for February 14th, 2023 (Bitcoin, Lightning, Stacks, RSK, Liquid)
Links to everything mentioned inside the link below!
https://builtonbitcoin.beehiiv.com/p/week-bitcoin-february-14th-2023
Follow Built on Bitcoin on Twitter: @JakeBlockchain
Stay updated on everything Built on Bitcoin:
https://www.builtonbitcoin.xyz/
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Big thank you to our sponsor, The Stacks Foundation.
If you want to get started building on Stacks and push the mission forward of a user-owned internet with Bitcoin as the base layer. Check the links below.
Learn Clarity: https://start.stacks.org/
Learn more about Stacks: https://stacks.co/
Apply for a grant: https://stacks.org/grants

Feb 4, 2023 • 17min
E105: This Week in Bitcoin for February 3rd, 2023 (Bitcoin, Lightning, Stacks, RSK, Liquid)
Links to everything mentioned inside the link below!
https://builtonbitcoin.beehiiv.com/p/week-bitcoin-february-3rd-2023
Follow Built on Bitcoin on Twitter: @JakeBlockchain
Stay updated on everything Built on Bitcoin:
https://www.builtonbitcoin.xyz/
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Big thank you to our sponsor, The Stacks Foundation.
If you want to get started building on Stacks and push the mission forward of a user-owned internet with Bitcoin as the base layer. Check the links below.
Learn Clarity: https://start.stacks.org/
Learn more about Stacks: https://stacks.co/
Apply for a grant: https://stacks.org/grants