Exiledsurfer is an early Bitcoiner, a Co-founder of Parallele Polis and now part of the communications team of Sovryn a Bitcoin-native DeFi platform. We’re talking about the historical developments and the roots of Bitcoin as a Hippie activists Utopia coming true, the community discussions around the differences between Ethereum and Bitcoin, and who the real enemies of Bitcoin are. Tldr: it’s companies like Coinbase.

exiledsurfer’s Bitcoin story
The Bitcoin Foundation
Early history and different mindsets of the Bitcoin community
Original promises of Bitcoin
Nation state actors coming into mining
21st century paradigm: Government identity vs. cryptographic identities not tied to personal data
Bitcoin’s USP has been confirmed
Bitcoin a Hippie activists utopia
Cypherpunk ethos
Companies like Coinbase are a threat to Bitcoin, not governments
Sovryn’s idea and goals
SOV token and governance
KYC rant
Sovryn hackathon

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