Pitch Day at the Bitcoin 2024 conference showcases the next round of entrepreneurs 'Building with Bitcoin'. Martell Fox, founder of Layer4 Talent and Pitch Day Event Chair, joins us to give us a special preview:

The event will feature four tracks: Alpha (trading), Mining/Energy, Layer 2/Scaling, and Open Source. Each track will feature three contestants who will pitch their ideas and answer questions from a panel of judges. The event will also include trivia games, a lightning relay race, and other interactive activities. The winners of each track will receive Whale passes and trophies, along with other special recognitions.

The event -- taking place on Thursday, July 25 -- is open to Bitcoin 2024 Industry Pass holders. It's a great opportunity to network and learn about the latest innovators in the Bitcoin space.

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Chapters

00:00 Introduction to Pitch Day and Bitcoin 2024 conference
01:22 Exploring the Four Tracks: Alpha, Mining, Layer 2, and Open Source
03:01 Format and Schedule of Pitch Day
04:47 Who Should Attend and How to Participate
05:35 Number of Applications and Selection Process
08:13 Trends in Bitcoin Innovation and Building with Open Source
13:04 Size of the Event and Expectations
14:53 Connecting with Founders and Job Opportunities
16:13 Bitcoin as a Technology and the Vast Opportunities in the Space
19:32 Prizes, Judges, and Interactive Activities
24:15 Summary and Final Remarks

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Obi Nwosu, CEO and co-founder of Fedi, shares his journey as an entrepreneur and his work to scale Bitcoin. He discusses the creation of CoinFloor, a secure Bitcoin exchange, and his decision to sell the company to focus on empowering disempowered communities. He introduces Fedi as a community-centric platform that combines chat, value transfer, and app customization.

Obi emphasizes the importance of trust and community support in the adoption of Bitcoin and the usability of Fedi. The team is working on making the Fedi app accessible and user-friendly for non-technical users, while also providing tools and services for more sophisticated users. The goal is to roll out the product to millions, if not billions, of people globally.

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Chapters
00:00 Introduction and Obi Nwosu's Background
02:21 Launching CoinFloor
08:01 Federations: Trust and Decentralization in Fedi
17:11 Addressing Usability in Bitcoin Adoption
23:22 The Importance of Trust and Community Support in Bitcoin Adoption
43:45 Rolling Out to Millions, If Not Billions
49:42 The Vision and Core Beliefs of Fedi
57:34 Empowering Disempowered Communities

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Roy Sheinfeld, CEO of Breez, discusses the use of the Lightning Network to accelerate the adoption of Bitcoin as a currency. Breez is a self-custodial Lightning-as-a-Service solution that enables companies to integrate Lightning payments into their own offerings.

The goal is to make it easy for developers to add Lightning payments and for users to send and receive payments in a peer-to-peer manner. The conversation also touches on the importance of Bitcoin as a global currency and the potential for Bitcoin to revolutionize the transfer of value, similar to how the internet revolutionized the transfer of information. Breez aims to lower the barrier of entry for mainstream users to interact with Lightning.

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Chapters:
00:00 Introduction to Roy Sheinfeld and Breez
03:07 Roy's Journey with Bitcoin and Lightning Network
08:34 Bitcoin as a Store of Value vs. Medium of Exchange
14:17 Understanding Lightning Network
22:26 Bitcoin as a Global Currency
30:58 Introduction to Breeze and Lightning as a Service
37:14 Breez: A Self-Custodial Lightning Service Provider
52:51 Interacting with the Broader Crypto Market
57:38 Competing in the Open Market with Good Technology
01:00:25 Advice for Developers and Builders in the Bitcoin Space

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