Yan Pritzker is the CTO and cofounder of Swan Bitcoin, an automated bitcoin only investing app aiming to be the best onramp to bitcoin. He is also the author of Inventing Bitcoin. 

On this episode, he and NLW discuss:
How immigrating from the Soviet Union taught Yan about capital controls 
Buying bitcoin at $30 in 2011 
Why venture capitals focused investments away from bitcoin 
The emergence of a bitcoin only startup scene 
Why bitcoin’s scarcity is its most important property

Yan Pritzker is the CTO and cofounder of Swan Bitcoin, an automated bitcoin only investing app aiming to be the best onramp to bitcoin. He is also the author of Inventing Bitcoin. On this episode, he and NLW discuss: How immigrating from the Soviet Union taught Yan about capital controls Buying bitcoin at $30 in 2011 Why venture capitals focused investments away from bitcoin The emergence of a bitcoin only startup scene Why bitcoin’s scarcity is its most important property

Why Bitcoin Is Freedom Money, Feat. Yan Pritzker

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Hosted by David Canellis, The Breakdown features explainers, interviews, and conversations with the people building, regulating, and challenging the financial system.

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The Breakdown dives into the deepest topics in crypto, blockchain, and the macro forces shaping markets and power structures. Each episode breaks down complex ideas into clear, grounded analysis — separating signal from noise across crypto, finance, and geopolitics. Hosted by David Canellis, The Breakdown features explainers, interviews, and conversations with the people building, regulating, and challenging the financial system. A Blockworks podcast. Subscribe to The Breakdown newsletter: https://the-breakdown.carrd.co/

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