Trends with Benefits #116: Supporting Bitcoin Core Developers with Brink
19 March 2024
Listen Time 35:08 MIN
Following the SEC’s approval of spot bitcoin ETFs earlier this year, hear about the impact of this on Bitcoin development with Brink’s Mike Schmidt, Co-founder and Executive Director, and Jonathan Bier, Board Member. Brink is a nonprofit that supports Bitcoin developers and focuses on research and development to strengthen the Bitcoin protocol and network. We discuss the importance of developers in maintaining and improving Bitcoin software, the process behind changing the protocol, and bitcoin as a financial asset.
Show Notes:
01:50 Impact of bitcoin ETFs
05:02 How Mike and Jonathan got involved with Bitcoin
07:27 The establishment of Brink and what it does for the Bitcoin network
20:42 Brink’s top priorities
24:08 What’s next for Brink
26:30 Bitcoin as a financial asset
27:55 Long-term trend
31:02 Trend or fad
Trend or Fad
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