In this episode of Early Days, Car sits down with John to discuss the evolution of Synonym, its vision for a decentralized digital economy, and the development of the Pubky protocol. We explore: - The importance of self-sovereignty, identity, and trust in the digital age - Pubky introducing a public key domain system for censorship resistance - The Atomic Economy and why it is not just a technology stack - Future of Pubky, Social Media, and its AI Integration Chapters: 05:01 Challenges of Lightning 10:51 Exploring the PubKey Protocol 17:43 Self-Sovereignty and Digital Identity 30:27 Payments and Settlement in The Next Web 36:36 The Challenge of Scaling Bitcoin 40:23 Building a Trusted Payment System 41:07 Understanding the "Semantic Social Graph" 44:47 The Future of Pubky, Social Media and AI Integration 52:32 Creating Meaningful Technology for Families 55:09 The Launch of PubKey Learn more: Synonym Build on: Pubky Core