Trust Revolution

Out now. @Aaron van Wirdum joins to talk pre-Bitcoin failures, the block size wars, mining centralization, and why incremental regulation is a bigger threat than a 51% attack. https://fountain.fm/episode/Go9j4PIZm0XIV5f2v9dV

NEW EPISODE “The big concern is the emailification of Bitcoin.” @Aaron van Wirdum spent 13 years covering Bitcoin and wrote The Genesis Book tracing its lineage back to DigiCash in the 90s. His warning: the protocol survives, but everyone interacts through custodial middlemen. SMTP still exists. Nobody runs their own mail server. We talk pre-Bitcoin failures, the block size wars, mining centralization, and why incremental regulation is a bigger threat than a 51% attack. S03E03 is out now for supporters, tomorrow for all. https://fountain.fm/episode/Go9j4PIZm0XIV5f2v9dV

Jason Hughey and the team @npub1drlw...rfg0 are on a mission to show what's possible when you lead with principles and virtue, not value-espousing posters on a wall. We can build businesses on merit and trust. S03E02 is out now. https://fountain.fm/episode/zvmY5AzkCF8nEIHbKoFz

NEW EPISODE Enron had “integrity” on the wall. FTX didn't bother. Both collapsed. Jason Hughey on why organizational betrayal isn't random—it's designed in. The same signal suppression that starved Soviet grocery stores is happening in your company's Slack channels. His fix: Principle Based Management. Hire for virtue over talent. Let decisions flow to people with local knowledge. Stop treating employees like resources. S03E02: Companies Don't Keep Promises. People Do. Out now for supporters, public tomorrow. https://fountain.fm/episode/zvmY5AzkCF8nEIHbKoFz

“Love all, trust a few, Do wrong to none: be able for thine enemy Rather in power than use; and keep thy friend Under thy own life's key: be check'd for silence, But never tax'd for speech.” ― William Shakespeare, All's Well That Ends Well

NEW EPISODE Spotify and Apple combined hold 30% of podcast listeners. Joe Rogan took $100M to go exclusive on Spotify. For two years, he was invisible to 70% of his potential audience. Couldn't be shared. Couldn't go viral—while watching Lex and Huberman fill the gap. Then he reversed it. @Oscar Merry, cofounder and CEO of @Fountain, on why open wins. S03E01 is available now for supporters, tomorrow for all. https://fountain.fm/episode/muP1tUHZyoQJkqw5WHKc

@Oscar Merry and @Shawn dive into the benefits of fragmentation in podcasting and the impact of exclusivity deals on reach and influence. Discover why open podcasting is crucial for creators and listeners alike. Coming this Wednesday for supporters, Thursday for all. https://podcast.trustrevolution.co

We're back with season 3. What better way to kick it off than diving into open media with @Oscar Merry? Coming this Wednesday. 🎧

Trust Revolution

Trust Revolution

Unfiltered conversations with builders, thinkers, and operators in Bitcoin and beyond. Exploring systems we trust, why they work (or don

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Who do you trust? #asknostr

NEW ESSAY “Support the show” is charity language. “Make me uncancellable” is a product. That's what voluntary payment actually offers. Not mass adoption—fifty years of data killed that dream. An exit when Patreon bans you, PayPal freezes your account, or your bank decides your business doesn't align with their values. The 5% who pay aren't your revenue. They're your lifeboat. Adapted from S02E14: Why Ads Keep Winning.

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