Proof of Work - An interview – Travin Keith
summary
Early Bitcoin adopter explains why private keys beat cash for travel, shows a failed attempt to launch an open source web wallet—team too small, funding dried up—and describes using a coinpipe card that settled merchants in BTC. Mentions applying unsuccessfully to Coinbase (work-permit issue), trading on Reddit and Slack, experimenting with NXT, and coauthoring a Hyperledger white paper. Argues Bitcoin keeps working despite exchange hacks and frames privacy vs convenience as the core user trade-off.
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chapters (7)
- 0:00Start
- 2:22Where Did You Live When You Got Your First Computer
- 10:28How To Use a Mac
- 13:31How Did You Find Out about Bitcoin
- 22:32Do You Think Bitcoins Changed Your Life for the Better
- 25:41What Are You Working on Now
- 27:25Where Can People Follow You and Learn More about Your Work
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