Builders In Bitcoin

Builders In Bitcoin EP28: Facilitating FOSS Development w/ Haley Berkoe, Program Manager - Spiral I had the pleasure of talking with Haley Berkoe, Program Manager at Spiral. Haley is a prime example of someone leveraging non-technical skills to make a valuable contribution to the Bitcoin ecosystem, demonstrated through her ability to facilitate and manage open-source projects and the developers behind them. In this episode, we discuss and dig into: the goals and responsibilities of a program manager the importance of facilitation in removing logistical pressure from developers how to proliferate open-source grant programs and build community and a lot more… Resources: Spiral: https://spiral.xyz/ Hello Bitcoin: https://hellobitco.in/ “Navigating the Bitcoin Open-Source World” (Haley’s article referenced in the episode): https://medium.com/@Hberkoe/learning-how-to-navigate-the-bitcoin-open-source-world-1241dfefb863 “A Framework for Sustainable Open-Source Bitcoin Development”: https://spiral.xyz/blog/a-framework-for-sustainable-open-source-bitcoin-development/ Bitcoin Design Community Slack: https://bitcoin.design/ Bitcoin Product Community Discord: https://discord.gg/XMg9StaJg2 Hello Bitcoin Project Lead opening: https://twitter.com/hello_bitcoin/status/1623354563163209735 Episode sponsors: Visit https://mempool.space/, dive into their free and open source Bitcoin blockchain explorer, and gain new insights from their expanding suite of tools, including their mining dashboard. Go to https://blockstream.com/jade/ to learn more about their easy-to-use, purely open-source hardware wallet that offers advanced security for your Bitcoin and Liquid assets. Where to find us: Haley on Twitter: https://twitter.com/HBerkoe Spiral on Twitter: https://twitter.com/spiralbtc Hello Bitcoin on Twitter: https://twitter.com/hello_bitcoin Rod @bitkite on Twitter: https://twitter.com/bitkite Builders In Bitcoin on Twitter: https://twitter.com/buildersinbtc To learn more about Bitcoin Park, please visit and join: https://bitcoinpark.com/ and/or join our Discord where we are most active: https://discord.gg/YZ8x7mfFKj And a massive thank you to: - Producer - Tom Maxwell https://twitter.com/tomjmaxwell - Theme Composer - Max Wellington https://twitter.com/immaxwellington

Builders In Bitcoin EP27: Devs Who Can Hack It w/ Alekos Filini & Daniela Brozzoni, Developers - BDK, Founders - hack.bs This week, I was joined by Alekos Filini and Daniela Brozzoni, two Spiral grantees who are building on the Bitcoin Dev Kit—a project that Alekos started—and who have co-founded hack.bs, a physical cypherpunk and Bitcoin hackerspace opening in Brescia, Italy. In this episode, we discuss and dig into: Alekos and Daniela’s work on BDK why they’re opening a hackerspace in northern Italy the legalities around creating a non-profit like hack.bs.it and a lot more… Resources: hack.bs website: https://hack.bs.it/ Citadel Dispatch BDK episode: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/cd87-bitcoin-dev-kit-with-steve-daniela-alekos/id1546393840?i=1000598542019 hack.bs Instagram: https://instagram.com/h4ckbs Episode sponsors: Visit https://mempool.space/, dive into their free and open source Bitcoin blockchain explorer, and gain new insights from their expanding suite of tools, including their mining dashboard. Go to https://blockstream.com/jade/ to learn more about their easy-to-use, purely open-source hardware wallet that offers advanced security for your Bitcoin and Liquid assets. Where to find us: hack.bs on Twitter: https://twitter.com/h4ckbs Alekos on Twitter: https://twitter.com/afilini Daniela on Twitter: https://twitter.com/danielabrozzoni Rod @bitkite on Twitter: https://twitter.com/bitkite Builders In Bitcoin on Twitter: https://twitter.com/buildersinbtc To learn more about Bitcoin Park, please visit and join: https://bitcoinpark.com/ and/or join our Discord where we are most active: https://discord.gg/YZ8x7mfFKj And a massive thank you to: - Producer - Tom Maxwell https://twitter.com/tomjmaxwell - Theme Composer - Max Wellington https://twitter.com/immaxwellington

Builders In Bitcoin EP26: Accounting For Bitcoin w/ Joe Wood, Founder - Satoshi Pacioli Accounting Services My guest this week is Joe Wood, CPA and founder of Satoshi Pacioli Accounting Services. Joe is leveraging his 15 years of professional accounting experience to help businesses using bitcoin achieve efficiency and peace of mind through bookkeeping, tax reporting, and financial planning services. In this episode, we discuss and dig into: the importance of having an accountant who understands Bitcoin being a resource in the community the positives and negatives of being a sole proprietor and a lot more… Resources: Satoshi Pacioli Accounting Services: https://satoshipacioli.com/ Episode sponsors: Visit https://mempool.space/, dive into their free and open source Bitcoin blockchain explorer, and gain new insights from their expanding suite of tools, including their mining dashboard. Go to https://blockstream.com/jade/ to learn more about their easy-to-use, purely open-source hardware wallet that offers advanced security for your Bitcoin and Liquid assets. Satoshi Pacioli on Twitter: https://twitter.com/SatoshiPacioli Rod @bitkite on Twitter: https://twitter.com/bitkite Builders In Bitcoin on Twitter: https://twitter.com/buildersinbtc To learn more about Bitcoin Park, please visit and join: https://bitcoinpark.com/ and/or join our Discord where we are most active: https://discord.gg/YZ8x7mfFKj And a massive thank you to: - Producer - Tom Maxwell https://twitter.com/tomjmaxwell - Theme Composer - Max Wellington https://twitter.com/immaxwellington

Builders In Bitcoin EP25: Making Bitcoin Accessible w/ Conor Okus, Product Manager - Spiral I had the pleasure of sitting down with Conor Okus, former professional footballer and current Product Manager at Spiral. Conor’s practical and cooperative approach to life can be an inspiration for anyone looking to change gears in their career and start working in Bitcoin, specifically open source. In this episode, we discuss and dig into: Conor’s career before Bitcoin and his path to Bitcoin the practicalities of sustainable open source development the importance of easily digestible and accessible educational resources for Bitcoin newbies and a lot more… Resources: Spiral: https://spiral.xyz/ Hello Bitcoin: https://hellobitco.in/ A Framework for Sustainable Open-Source Bitcoin Development: https://spiral.xyz/blog/a-framework-for-sustainable-open-source-bitcoin-development/ Bitcoin Mythology (clearing up myths about Bitcoin): https://bitcoinmythology.org/ Real Bedford FC: https://www.realbedford.com/ Episode sponsors: Visit https://mempool.space/, dive into their free and open source Bitcoin blockchain explorer, and gain new insights from their expanding suite of tools, including their mining dashboard. Go to https://blockstream.com/jade/ to learn more about their easy-to-use, purely open-source hardware wallet that offers advanced security for your Bitcoin and Liquid assets. Conor Okus on Twitter: https://twitter.com/ConorOkus Spiral on Twitter: https://twitter.com/spiralbtc Rod @bitkite on Twitter: https://twitter.com/bitkite Builders In Bitcoin on Twitter: https://twitter.com/buildersinbtc To learn more about Bitcoin Park, please visit and join: https://bitcoinpark.co and/or join our Discord where we are most active: https://discord.gg/YZ8x7mfFKj And a massive thank you to: - Producer - Tom Maxwell https://twitter.com/tomjmaxwell - Theme Composer - Max Wellington https://twitter.com/immaxwellington

Builders In Bitcoin EP24: Mastering Miner Management w/ Dan Lawrence, Co-Founder & CEO - OBM, Inc./Foreman My guest this week is Dan Lawrence, Co-Founder and CEO of Foreman Mining, a company best known for their mining management platform that offers unprecedented control and insight over your bitcoin miners. In this episode, we discuss and dig into: the humble origins of OBM aka Foreman why mining operations need Foreman how Foreman helps operators meet rigorous curtailment requirements and a lot more… Resources: Foreman Mining: https://foreman.mn/ Dan’s Telegram handle: https://t.me/foreman_dan Foreman’s GitHub page: https://github.com/foremanmining Episode sponsors: Visit https://mempool.space/, dive into their free and open source Bitcoin blockchain explorer, and gain new insights from their expanding suite of tools, including their mining dashboard. Go to https://blockstream.com/jade/ to learn more about their easy-to-use, purely open-source hardware wallet that offers advanced security for your Bitcoin and Liquid assets. Dan Lawrence/Foreman on Twitter: https://twitter.com/foremanmining Rod @bitkite on Twitter: https://twitter.com/bitkite Builders In Bitcoin on Twitter: https://twitter.com/buildersinbtc To learn more about Bitcoin Park, please visit and join: https://bitcoinpark.co and/or join our Discord where we are most active: https://discord.gg/YZ8x7mfFKj And a massive thank you to: - Producer - Tom Maxwell https://twitter.com/tomjmaxwell - Theme Composer - Max Wellington https://twitter.com/immaxwellington

Builders In Bitcoin EP23: Tangible Tools for Digital Money w/ NVK, Co-Founder & CEO - Coinkite I had the pleasure of sitting down with NVK, Co-Founder and CEO of Coinkite, a company with a prolific product line of community-acclaimed tools such as the Coldcard, Opendime, Blockclock, and more. In this episode, we discuss and dig into: the origins and success of Coinkite NVK’s push into podcasting, including a conversation with Jack Dorsey Coinkite’s approach to product development and ways to be frugal while maintaining quality and a lot more… Resources: Coinkite: https://coinkite.com/ Bitcoin.Review Podcast: https://bitcoin.review/ Coinkite sales team: [email protected] Visit our sponsor https://mempool.space/, dive into their free and open source Bitcoin blockchain explorer, and gain new insights from their expanding suite of tools, including their mining dashboard. NVK on Twitter: https://twitter.com/nvk Coinkite on Twitter: https://twitter.com/coinkite Rod @bitkite on Twitter: https://twitter.com/bitkite Builders In Bitcoin on Twitter: https://twitter.com/buildersinbtc To learn more about Bitcoin Park, please visit and join: https://bitcoinpark.co and/or join our Discord where we are most active: https://discord.gg/YZ8x7mfFKj And a massive thank you to: - Producer - Tom Maxwell https://twitter.com/tomjmaxwell - Theme Composer - Max Wellington https://twitter.com/immaxwellington

Builders In Bitcoin EP22: Risk Management through Miniscript w/ Rob Hamilton, Co-Founder & CEO - AnchorWatch My guest this week is Rob Hamilton, Co-Founder and CEO of AnchorWatch, a company offering game-changing insurance and risk management products to help Bitcoiners protect their coins while holding their own keys. In this episode, we discuss and dig into: the importance of de-risking in stimulating economic activity where the insurance industry is today what miniscript is and how AnchorWatch is using it and a lot more… Resources: AnchorWatch: https://www.anchorwatch.com/ Email Rob: [email protected] Rob’s AnchorWatch + miniscript explainer: https://twitter.com/Rob1Ham/status/1603124029212196865 Visit our sponsor https://mempool.space/, dive into their free and open source Bitcoin blockchain explorer, and gain new insights from their expanding suite of tools, including their mining dashboard. Rob on Twitter: https://twitter.com/Rob1Ham AnchorWatch on Twitter: https://twitter.com/AnchorWatchRisk Rod @bitkite on Twitter: https://twitter.com/bitkite Builders In Bitcoin on Twitter: https://twitter.com/buildersinbtc To learn more about Bitcoin Park, please visit and join: https://bitcoinpark.co and/or join our Discord where we are most active: https://discord.gg/YZ8x7mfFKj And a massive thank you to: - Producer - Tom Maxwell https://twitter.com/tomjmaxwell - Theme Composer - Max Wellington https://twitter.com/immaxwellington

Builders In Bitcoin EP21: Building (Multiple) Bitcoin Businesses w/ Marty Bent, Founder - TFTC I had the pleasure of sitting down with Marty Bent, Founder of TFTC and stalwart defender of Bitcoin. It would be hard to overstate Marty’s influence on the Bitcoin community, not just from his content creation, but from his work in the mining space and as a Partner at Ten31. In this episode, we discuss and dig into: building local community at places like Bitcoin Park in Nashville and Bitcoin Commons in Austin Marty’s growing media presence investing in Bitcoin-focused companies with Ten31 mining in the great state of Tennessee and a lot more… Resources: TFTC: https://tftc.io/ Ten31: https://ten31.vc/ Visit our sponsor https://mempool.space/, dive into their free and open source Bitcoin blockchain explorer, and gain new insights from their expanding suite of tools, including their mining dashboard. Rabbit Hole Recap on Twitter: https://twitter.com/rabbitholerecap Marty Bent on Twitter: https://twitter.com/MartyBent TFTC on Twitter: https://twitter.com/TFTC21 Ten31 on Twitter: https://twitter.com/Ten31vc Standard Bitcoin on Twitter: https://twitter.com/TheStandardBTC Rod @bitkite on Twitter: https://twitter.com/bitkite Builders In Bitcoin on Twitter: https://twitter.com/buildersinbtc To learn more about Bitcoin Park, please visit and join: https://bitcoinpark.co and/or join our Discord where we are most active: https://discord.gg/YZ8x7mfFKj And a massive thank you to: - Producer - Tom Maxwell https://twitter.com/tomjmaxwell - Theme Composer - Max Wellington https://twitter.com/immaxwellington

Builders In Bitcoin EP20: Bitcoin Changes Everything w/ P, Programming Director - Swan Bitcoin My guest today is P, Programming Director at Swan Bitcoin. P’s curiosity and love of learning has led him to many different roles in his life. In this episode, we discuss and dig into: his unique background the creation of PlebNet and pro tips for Lightning node operators the ups and downs of organizing programming for a massive event his new role and a lot more… Resources: PlebNet: https://plebnet.org Silver Thursday (Hunt Brothers silver event): https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Silver_Thursday Visit our sponsor https://mempool.space/, dive into their free and open source Bitcoin blockchain explorer, and gain new insights from their expanding suite of tools, including their mining dashboard. P on Twitter: https://twitter.com/phjlljp Swan Bitcoin on Twitter: https://twitter.com/SwanBitcoin Rod on Twitter: https://twitter.com/bitkite Builders In Bitcoin on Twitter: https://twitter.com/buildersinbtc To learn more about Bitcoin Park, please visit and join: https://bitcoinpark.co and/or join our Discord where we are most active: https://discord.gg/YZ8x7mfFKj And a massive thank you to: - Producer - Tom Maxwell https://twitter.com/tomjmaxwell - Theme Composer - Max Wellington https://twitter.com/immaxwellington

Builders In Bitcoin EP19: The State of Mining and Media w/ Colin Harper, Writer and Researcher - Luxor Technologies This week, I sat down with Colin Harper, writer and researcher at Luxor Mining. Colin is leveraging his writing prowess to shed light and inform on the bitcoin mining industry. In this episode, we discuss and dig into: the current bitcoin mining environment leverage in the mining space how prospective miners can find an edge over the competition and a lot more… Resources: Hashrate Index blog: https://hashrateindex.com/blog/ Visit our sponsor https://mempool.space/, dive into their free and open source Bitcoin blockchain explorer, and gain new insights from their expanding suite of tools, including their mining dashboard. Colin Harper on Twitter: https://twitter.com/AsILayHodling Luxor Mining on Twitter: https://twitter.com/LuxorTechTeam Hashrate Index on Twitter: https://twitter.com/HashrateIndex Rod on Twitter: https://twitter.com/bitkite Builders In Bitcoin on Twitter: https://twitter.com/buildersinbtc To learn more about Bitcoin Park, please visit and join: https://bitcoinpark.co and/or join our Discord where we are most active: https://discord.gg/YZ8x7mfFKj And a massive thank you to: - Producer - Tom Maxwell https://twitter.com/tomjmaxwell - Theme Composer - Max Wellington https://twitter.com/immaxwellington