Funding Bitcoin Development w/ Alex Gladstein

In this episode of The Pomp Podcast with host Anthony "Pomp" Pompliano, his guest is Alex Gladstein, the Chief Strategy Officer at the Human Rights Foundation and the Vice President of Strategy for the Oslo Freedom Forum since its inception in 2009.

They discuss the Bitcoin Development Fund, how recipients are selected, who is supporting this effort, why it is important for non-profits to play a role, and where Bitcoin regulation is going.

Episode timestamps:

00:00 - Intro
00:15 - Alex's background
01:14 - Using time vs capital
05:57 - Supporting core developers
09:13 - Donation sizes
11:38 - Winklevoss twins supporting core development
15:01 - How corporations can support bitcoin
17:57 - How non-profits can support bitcoin
21:02 - How people can help bitcoin
23:21 - Corporate support vs privacy
30:34 - Bitcoin privacy
37:29 - Bitcoin regulation

The episode was first shared on December 15, 2020.