Proof of Work - An interview with – Max Hillebrand
summary
Argues Bitcoin equals individual freedom and decreases time preference, based on personal shift after watching Andreas Antonopoulos and buying first satoshis; urges merchant adoption with concrete Lightning ideas like a million SATs pay here QR code for instant restaurant orders; documents work via hundreds of WorldCryptoNetwork videos and live meetups, earns a Wasabi Dojo yellow belt for privacy advocacy, critiques big-block forks on technical and economic grounds, and promotes hands-on education and tooling rather than custodial convenience.
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chapters (7)
- 0:00Start
- 0:28What Was Your First Computer
- 0:56What Did You Do with the Computer When You Got It
- 1:33Did You Do any Programming What Kind of Things Did You Do with the Computer
- 3:02How Did You Find Out about Bitcoin
- 4:11What Problems Did Bitcoin Solve that Interested You
- 32:01Where Can People Check Out Your Work
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