The Cantilever Podcast

On Bitcoin Pizza Day, managing partners Brendan Quinn and Jon Frisch shared their thoughts on the recent crypto pivots of the US government and of the presidential nominees. This show is for informational purposes only. Nothing presented here constitutes legal and/or financial advice.

After a few months hiatus, we are back! We sat down with Brendan Quinn, Managing Partner of Cantilever, who shared his thoughts on the current markets, his Macro view, and the Bitcoin halving. This show is for informational purposes only. Nothing presented here constitutes legal and/or financial advice.

"We are not teaching people how to be rich. We are teaching people how to be free." Dalia Platt shares the enormous and important work of educating students with the curriculum of Mi Primer Bitcoin in El Salvador and worldwide. Dalia is a Colombian, engineer, educator, life-long student, entrepreneur, recent HODLer, and curriculum developer at Mi Primer Bitcoin. Her educational career spans over 20 years, during which she developed techniques and strategies to help students better understand complex mathematical concepts. After two years of learning about Bitcoin and decentralization, her goal is to educate as many as possible about this paradigm shift in the simplest and most accessible way.Connect with Dalia:LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/daliaplatt Twitter: @dalia_plattWebsite: https://miprimerbitcoin.io/ https://lookingglasseducation.com/Media: https://youtu.be/eSIJfeP4EDU?feature=shared  This show is for informational purposes only. Nothing presented here constitutes legal and/or financial advice.

“It’s great to be skeptical, but not dismissive.” Jason Maier shares his views on the multidisciplinary nature of Bitcoin and the importance of having a range of voices and perspectives introducing the concepts of Bitcoin to prospective adopters.Jason Maier is the author of A Progressive's Case for Bitcoin, a book for anyone starting to learn about Bitcoin and wants to understand the reality behind the buzz. Exploring the value proposition of Bitcoin through a progressive lens, Maier's book outlines why Bitcoin is good for the environment, how it helps poor and marginalized communities, and why Bitcoin serves as a protest against too-big-to-fail banks. In essence, all the people-centric reasons Bitcoin was created in the first place. This inspirational read, which requires no background knowledge, is a great starting point for anyone curious about Bitcoin beyond the boundaries of Western privilege, clickbait headlines, and social media chatter.Jason Maier is a teacher of mathematics with a personal conviction about how Bitcoin will reshape the world. More of Jason's writing can be found at www.bitcoinmagazine.com.Connect with Jason:Twitter: @cjasonmaierWebsite: https://www.bitcoinprogressive.comThis show is for informational purposes only. Nothing presented here constitutes legal and/or financial advice.

“El Salvador is the focus, but the mission is the world.” John Dennehy of Mi Primer Bitcoin joins the podcast to share how his organization plans to empower people across the globe to gain control over their own lives.Mi Primer Bitcoin (My First Bitcoin) is a nonprofit that provides free, impartial Bitcoin education in El Salvador. Their vision is of a world where individuals have more power over their lives, where innovation is permission-less, censorship is difficult and money is separated from state or other centralized institutions. John Dennehy is a writer and activist. Born in New York he often works at the UN and otherwise lives abroad working as a journalist. He is a best-selling author and has written about Bitcoin in Latin America for places such as the Guardian, Al-Jazeera, and the BBC. He is obsessed with decentralization and self-sovereignty. In a world at the crossroads, he sees Bitcoin as humanity’s best chance to build something better. He is currently based in El Salvador.Connect with John or Mi Primer Bitcoin:Twitter: @MyfirstBitcoin_Instagram: MyfirstBitcoin_Website: miprimerbitcoin.io This show is for informational purposes only. Nothing presented here constitutes legal and/or financial advice.

Cantilever Partners Brendan and Jon join the podcast to discuss the importance of the Bitcoin Venture Capital (VC) space as it seeks to create companies and products to make Bitcoin and its technology more accessible. We discuss the scenario where Bitcoin VC outperforms Bitcoin (the asset), compare Bitcoin technology to that of the internet, and reflect on how mispriced Bitcoin VC is to the overall Crypto VC market.Connect with Brendan:LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/brendanpatrickquinn/Twitter: @BrendanQuinn84Connect with Jon: LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/jonfrisch/Twitter: @jfrisch21This show is for informational purposes only. Nothing presented here constitutes legal and/or financial advice.

Dave returns to the podcast to help unpack the recent Ripple vs. SEC court decision, share insights on the lawsuits against major exchanges, and weigh in on the Bitcoin spot ETF wave. Dave Rothschild is a partner at Cole-Frieman & Mallon, one of the country's premier boutique investment management law firms with deep experience in traditional assets, as well as esoteric asset classes like digital assets. His Podcast, Tokens of Wisdom, helps listeners navigate the legal loopholes in forming, launching, and running a private investment fund, including considerations unique to digital asset/crypto funds. Contact Dave at:https://www.linkedin.com/in/davidcrothschild/https://colefrieman.com/team/david-rothschild/Tokens of Wisdomhttps://www.buzzsprout.com/2082177/shareThis show is for informational purposes only. Nothing presented here constitutes legal and/or financial advice.

We had the pleasure of having Margot Paez on the podcast and discussed a variety of topics, including: energy consumption of Bitcoin vs. traditional finance, how Bitcoin mining can incentivize clean energy, and the evolution of the Bitcoin community over the years.Margot is a PhD candidate in the civil engineering department at Georgia Institute of Technology. She has an MS in physics from GT and works on climate change statistical-based modeling. Her previous research includes robotics and physics of living systems, astrobiology instrumentation, and web-based data management systems.Connect with Margot:LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/margotpaez/ Twitter: @jyn_urso Website: https://linktr.ee/jynurso This show is for informational purposes only. Nothing presented here constitutes legal and/or financial advice.

Greg Hoffmeister returns to the pod with Jeff Casler to discuss Mass Adoption’s Freedom Festival in Boston this Saturday, June 24th. Cantilever is a proud sponsor of the festival, which focuses on the importance of Bitcoin in solving global problems and encourages discussions on its impact. Attendees can enjoy live music, compete for sats, and celebrate the Bitcoin revolution, promoting a future where technology benefits everyone. Bitcoin enthusiasts are invited to make new connections, share ideas, and help drive the future of money towards greater freedom.Click here to learn more about the Freedom Festival!Connect with Greg:LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/greghoffmeister/ Twitter: @gwhoffmeisterConnect with Jeff:LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/jeffrey-casler-306b9a9/ Twitter: @BTC_MS_THRIVINGThis show is for informational purposes only. Nothing presented here constitutes legal and/or financial advice.

We recently spoke with Jess Jonas, Chief Legal Officer of the Bitcoin Legal Defense Fund. Jess shared with us the work the nonprofit is doing to support Bitcoin developers, protect the Bitcoin ecosystem, and ultimately, defend open-source software.The Bitcoin Legal Defense Fund (BLDF) is a non-profit established in 2021 which helps Bitcoin developers in their fight for the future of open source. Jonas is currently organizing legal support for 13 Bitcoin Core developers across two separate lawsuits brought against them in the UK that have significant implications for Bitcoin and open source software development. Prior to joining the BLDF, Jonas spent more than a decade working at a law firm in NY, and as a senior in-house counsel for crypto and trad-fi organizations including Gemini and American Express.Connect with Jess:LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/jessicapj/ Website: https://bitcoindefense.org/This show is for informational purposes only. Nothing presented here constitutes legal and/or financial advice.