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Closing the Loop

John Vallis

Closing the Loop is a podcast about Bitcoin. In it, we will be speaking with the entrepreneurs, developers, and thinkers who are contributing to the evolution of this revolutionary technolog...

Episodes

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#36 - Francis Pouliot: Bitcoin is a Life Raft

For our final episode of season three, we were excited to have Francis Pouliot join us for a discussion. Francis is the founder and CEO of B...

02:37:54Jan 25, 2023

#35 - Ray Youssef: Bitcoin is on the Right Side of History

In this episode of Closing The Loop, we’re honored to have Ray Youssef join us for a discussion. Ray is the founder and CEO of Paxful , a po...

01:50:01Jan 9, 2023

#34 - Patrick O'Sullivan: 'Bitcoin Makes Baseball Better' w/ The World's First Chief Bitcoin Officer

Our guest today is Patrick O’Sullivan , the world’s first 'Chief Bitcoin Officer', for the Australian Baseball League club, The Perth Heat ....

01:51:14Dec 16, 2022

#33 - Matt Hill: The Era of 'Sovereign Computing' is Here

Today's guest is Matt Hill , co-founder and CEO of Start9 Labs , a leading pioneer in what he calls ‘Sovereign Computing.’ In today’s world,...

02:13:33Dec 1, 2022

#32 - Jeff Booth: Bitcoin is the Answer to a Broken System

Today’s guest is Jeff Booth , a serial technology entrepreneur, advisor and board member to multiple businesses and organizations, and the a...

02:05:56Nov 16, 2022

#31 - Jason Les: Surviving and Thriving as a Publicly Traded Bitcoin Mining Company

Our guest today is Jason Les , CEO of Riot Blockchain . Riot is one of the largest publicly traded bitcoin miners in the world, with a curre...

01:40:50Nov 2, 2022

#30 - Prince Filip of Serbia: The Merits of Monarchy, The Liberating Power of Bitcoin, and The History of the House of Karađorđević

Our guest today is Prince Filip Karađorđević , Hereditary Prince of Serbia and Yugoslavia, and Chief Strategy Officer of Jan 3 , a digital i...

01:52:30Oct 20, 2022

#29 - Abubakar Nur Khalil: Building, Investing, and Training the Next Generation of Bitcoin Developers in Africa

This episode's guest is Abubakar Nur Khalil , a contributor to bitcoin core and co-founder of Qala , a non-profit focused on training the ne...

01:40:10Oct 4, 2022

#28 - Brent Whitehead: The Giga Energy Story and Bitcoin as the Ultimate Incentive for Revolutionizing the Energy Industry

Today’s guest is Brent Whitehead , co-founder of Giga Energy , a company that builds, operates, and sells equipment for off-grid bitcoin min...

02:30:38Sep 22, 2022

#27 - Jean Amiouny: Bringing Canadians into the 'Bitcoin Golden Age'

This episode's guest is Jean Amiouny , co-founder and CEO of Canadian bitcoin exchange, Shakepay . Launched in 2015, Shakepay has become one...

01:49:15Sep 8, 2022

#26 - Lyn Alden: Bitcoin is the Technological Solution We Need

Today's guest is Lyn Alden , founder of Lyn Alden Investment Strategy , board director of Swan Bitcoin , and advisor to ego death capital ....

02:15:23Aug 31, 2022

#25 - Gigi: Bitcoin Offers Deep Stability

Welcome to Season 3 of Closing the Loop ! As has become tradition, Gigi , our friend and colleague here at Seetee , software engineer, and p...

02:37:08Aug 15, 2022

#24 - Leopoldo López: A Life-Long Struggle for Freedom in Venezuela

Our guest today is Leopoldo López , a democracy activist, former political prisoner of the Maduro government, and national coordinator of th...

01:58:33Aug 3, 2022

#23 - Bernard Parah: All-In on the Mission to Bring More Freedom to Africa w/ Bitcoin

For this episode, our guest is Bernard Parah . He is the founder and CEO of Bitnob , a Nigerian bitcoin exchange & financial services platfo...

01:47:48Jul 20, 2022

#22 - Shaun Connell: Bitcoin Mining is the 'Holy Grail' for Power Grids

This episode's guest is Shaun Connell , Executive Vice President of Power at Lancium . Lancium develops technologies and builds infrastructu...

02:24:47Jul 5, 2022

#21 - Farida Nabourema: Bitcoin and the Multi-Generational Struggle for Democracy & Human Rights in Togo

This episode's guest is Farida Nabourema , a social activist and writer, who since being a teenager, has been a fearless advocate for democr...

01:42:44Jun 20, 2022

#20 - Bob Burnett: 'Wild Mining' & Bringing the Market to the Molecule

This episode's guest is Bob Burnett , chairman and CEO at Barefoot mining . Barefoot focuses primarily on what they call 'wild mining,' or s...

02:16:44Jun 8, 2022

#19 - Alex Leishman: The Future of Bitcoin Financial Services

This episode's guest is Alex Leishman , founder & CEO of River Financial . River is a bitcoin-native financial services firm that offers bit...

01:33:38May 19, 2022

#18 - Grant Gilliam: Venture Investing in the Bitcoin-Native Ecosystem w/ Ten31

This episode's guest is Grant Gilliam , co-founder and managing partner of Ten 31 . Ten31 is a venture capital firm that invests in leading...

01:41:45Apr 14, 2022

#17 - Alex Gladstein: Why 'The Money' is the Biggest Missing Piece in the Fight for Human Rights

Our guest today is Alex Gladstein . Alex is the Vice President of Strategy for the Oslo Freedom Forum , and the Chief Strategy Officer of th...

01:29:34Mar 22, 2022