Today we have a special episode where I am sharing my conversation on the Pod of Jake. Jake hosts me to discuss various topics, including Bitcoin, the early days of Bitcoin, the evolution of the Bitcoin and crypto space, and much more. Pod of Jake is an excellent podcast where Jake brings on guests from various industries to discuss technology, innovation, big ideas, and much more. This podcast is a must-listen-to anyone interested in learning more about myself, the early days of Bitcoin, and the future of Bitcoin and Crypto. We begin our conversation by discussing the early Bitcoin community. We touch on how the early Bitcoin community was composed of mainly young people and free staters. We transition to discuss how Bitcoin teaches financial literacy. We have a deep discussion about the issues of financial literacy and inclusion and how Bitcoin is a vehicle to learn about how the financial system works and why we need sound money. We discuss how I initially understood Bitcoin and how my understanding of Bitcoin evolved. We discuss how Bitcoin is a very deep subject matter and requires one to be curious and open-minded. We pivot our conversation to discuss how Bitcoin grew from word of mouth and the legend of Satoshi. Our next major conversation topic centered around Bitcoin being a lifeline. We discuss how Bitcoin and crypto are seen as an investment in first-world countries, but in most of the world, Bitcoin and crypto are seen as lifelines to the financial world. We discuss how the Bitcoin and Crypto industry is still very early, but the revolutionary technology is powering them. We discuss how we are our own worst enemy when trying to stomach the volatility of this emerging asset class. Our conversation transitions to focus on Bitcoin Maximalism. I share my thoughts on the subject and stress that I am a decentralization maximalist and what that means. We discuss the importance of permissionless systems as one of the core innovations of the blockchain and should be the North Star all crypto projects strive for. We pivot to discuss my experience building Bitinstant. We discuss my experience building an early Bitcoin company and the roadblocks I faced when trying to scale a crypto startup in the industry's early days. One of our last topics centered around crypto innovations and Bitcoin. We discuss how much of the innovation we see in the broader crypto ecosystem has its roots in Bitcoin, and how looking back at the industry's early days, we can see where the industry may be headed. Our last topic centered around what initially attracted me to the Bitcoin community. Please enjoy my conversation with Jake. -- This podcast is powered by Blockworks. For exclusive content and events that provide insights into the crypto and blockchain space, visit them at https://blockworks.co