

Built on Bitcoin with Jacob Brown
Jake
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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Aug 17, 2022 • 23min
E84: This Week in Bitcoin (August 17th, 2022) Weekly Update - Bitcoin, Lightning, Stacks, RSK, Liquid
The TL:DR on everything that happening in the Bitcoin ecosystem over the past week. Focused on innovation, builders, and tech. This week includes news from Bitcoin proper, Lightning, RSK, Stacks and Liquid.
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Aug 12, 2022 • 1h 4min
E83: BIP300: The Bitcoin Change That Makes All Others Obsolete - Paul Sztorc Interview
Paul Sztorc is the creator of BIP 300 and 301. A proposal to allow Bitcoin sidechains that keeps the base layer as a safe, secure money layer.
We discuss BIP300, what fascinates him about Bitcoin, the current state of Bitcoin maximalism, and much more.
Follow Paul on Twitter: @Truthcoin
Learn more about BIP300 at https://www.drivechain.info/
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Aug 10, 2022 • 18min
E82: Weekly Update - Gamma, ALEX Orderbook, Arkadiko, Xverse, Moving to This Week in Bitcoin
Another week of building in the Stacks ecosystem. This week we have updates from Gamma, Xverse, an update direct from Arkadiko core contributor, Philip De Smedt, ALEX and much more.
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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
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Aug 5, 2022 • 50min
E81: The Crypto Design Studio Pushing Stacks Forward - Thomas Osmonson Interview - Co-Founder of Fungible Systems
Thomas Osmonson is a designer and developer at Fungible Systems. A crypto product studio he co-founded that builds apps and tools for the Stacks ecosystem. Known for their developer library, Micro-stacks, and the redesign of Gamma's NFT marketplace design.
What we talk about:
-Why developers are resistant to move to Web3?
-Advice to new developers just getting started with Clarity?
-How he initially got interested in Crypto?
and much more.
Follow Thomas on Twitter: @Aulneau_
Follow Fungible Systems: @fungiblesystems
Learn more about Fungible Systems:
https://fungible.systems/
Big thank you to our sponsor, The Stacks Foundation.
If you want to get started building on Stacks and push the mission forward of unlocking the full potential of Bitcoin.
Learn Clarity: https://start.stacks.org/
Learn more about Stacks: https://stacks.co/
Apply for a grant: https://stacks.org/grants
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Aug 4, 2022 • 13min
E80: Weekly Update - Pointer.GG, New Byzantion Hire & Gamma Tools, Stacks.JS, Hyperchains, STX Blog
Back with your weekly update on all things happening in the Stacks ecosystem.
What we cover this week:
[0:00] Intro
[1:55] Pointer.GG Clarity Tutorial
[2:55] New Byzantion Hire
[4:14] Gamma Creator Tools
[5:45] Stacks Blog
[6:46] Hiro Smart Contract of the Month
[7:34] Stacks.JS Starters
[8:34] Hyperchains NFT Example
[9:29] Stacks Explorer New Feature
[10:18] New Podcast Episodes
Big thank you to our sponsor, The Stacks Foundation.
If you want to get started building on Stacks and push the mission forward of unlocking the full potential of Bitcoin.
Learn Clarity: https://start.stacks.org/
Learn more about Stacks: https://stacks.co/
Apply for a grant: https://stacks.org/grants

Jul 29, 2022 • 33min
E79: Unleashing the Full Potential of BItcoin DeFi - Chan Ahn Interview - CTO of ALEX
BitFi - The all encompassing name of DeFi that exists inside the Bitcoin ecosystem. The ALEX team is working to be the leaders in this new space of trust-less finance.
Chan Ahn is the Chief Technology Officer of ALEXGO, which is building financial services on Bitcoin, the most decentralized and secure blockchain. Prior to joining ALEXGO, Chan spent 17 years in the finance industry, building financial derivatives with firms, including Goldman Sachs, JPMorgan and Credit Suisse, in Hong Kong, New York and London. Chan has PhD in Computational Finance and BSc in Mathematics and Computer Science both from Imperial College London.
In this interview we discuss:
-His background and making the switch
-Why built on Stacks?
-The importance of decentralized, trust-less money?
-How to build a top-tier engineering team?
and much more.
Follow Chan on Twitter: @5eightandeight
Learn more about ALEXGO:
https://alexgo.io/
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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 unlocking the full potential of Bitcoin.
Learn Clarity: https://start.stacks.org/
Learn more about Stacks: https://stacks.co/
Apply for a grant: https://stacks.org/grants

Jul 28, 2022 • 26min
E78: Stacks Weekly Update - Micro-Stacks, Cerulean Marketplace, Megapont, Ryder, Arkadiko, Dan Held, Layer
Another great week of builder action in Stacks!
This week we have direct updates from two builders from in the ecosystem. Thomas Osmonson (Aulneau) gives an update on Micro-Stacks, and Zero & James (Hodlstx) stop by with an update on the Cerulean Marketplace. Plus so much more from Megapont, Arkadiko, Layer, StackerDAOLabs, Ryder and an array of new content from Vane Vargas, Airdrop Show, Gina Abrams and myself.
Lets go!

Jul 22, 2022 • 48min
E77: The World's First Social Crypto Hardware Wallet - Marvin Janssen (Co-Founder of Ryder Wallet)
What do you get when you combine Apple-level design, with a crypto hardware wallet made to be used out in public?
You get Ryder. The world's first crypto wallet made to be used out in everyday life.
Marvin Janssen is the co-founder of Ryder. Working behind the scenes on the programming and Clarity smart contracts that make it safe, secure and easy to use.
Follow Marvin on Twitter: @MarvinJanssen
Follow Ryder on Twitter: @Ryder_ID
Learn more about Ryder on their website: https://www.ryder.id/

Jul 20, 2022 • 19min
E76: Weekly Update from Builders - Zest Protocol, Multisafe, Arkadiko Keepers, Airdrop, CityCoins,
Your weekly download on all things happening in the Stacks ecosystem.
This week on top of the usual updates from me (Jake), We have two builders dropping in to give updates on what they are working on.
Big thank you to our sponsor, The Stacks Foundation.
If you want to get started building on Stacks and help the mission of unlocking the full potential of Bitcoin.
Learn Clarity: https://start.stacks.org/
Learn more about Stacks: https://stacks.org/
Apply for a grant: https://stacks.org/grants

Jul 18, 2022 • 10min
E75: How do Stacks transactions settle on Bitcoin? - Topic Deep-Dive
If you've been wondering how is Stacks connected to Bitcoin, and more importantly, How does Stacks use Bitcoin as a settlement layer?
This is the episode for you.
Big thank you to our sponsor, The Stacks Foundation.
If you want to get started building on Stacks and help the mission of unlocking the full potential of Bitcoin.
Learn Clarity: https://start.stacks.org/
Learn more about Stacks: https://stacks.org/
Apply for a grant: https://stacks.org/grants
Follow Built on Bitcoin on Twitter: @JakeBlockchain