Obi Nwosu joins me to discuss Fedi and Fedimint, tradeoffs in transaction speeds, decentralization, and trust, auditability vs privacy, the danger of totalizing knowledge and the importance of community, what to prioritize when building a team, and the transformative impact of Bitcoin on individuals. Obi Nwosu is co-founder and CEO of Fedi, and a board member of ₿trust & Gridless.
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0:00 - WiM Intro
1:10 - Introducing Obi Nwosu
11:31 - Obi’s Introduction to Bitcoin and Building Coinfloor
22:12 - Exchanges, Shit-coins, and Self-Custody
33:21 - The Farm at Okefenokee
34:31 - Heart and Soil Supplements
35:31 - Helping Lightning Startups with In Wolf's Clothing
36:23 - What is Fedi and Fedimint?
47:08 - Tradeoffs in Transaction Speed, Decentralization, and Trust
1:02:08 - There are Always Tradeoffs
1:08:16 - Auditability vs Privacy
1:22:04 - The Danger of Totalizing Knowledge and the Importance of Community
1:31:48 - Tuttle Twins: Teaching Kids Critical Thinking
1:33:05 - Mind Lab Pro
1:34:16 - Emerge Dynamics
1:35:19 - Community as “Common Unity”
1:45:46 - How Fedimint and Lightning Compliment Each Other
1:57:32 - Fedi the Company vs Fedi the App
2:15:40 - Building the Fedi Team
2:33:22 - The Broader “Crypto” Market
2:42:58 - Store of Value, Medium of Exchange, Unit of Account
3:02:22 - Bitcoin’s Transformative Impact on Obi
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