We’re joined by , Chairman of the Bitcoin Foundation, investor and all around emblematic figure of the Bitcoin ecosystem. Brock tells his story, from his early beginning a entrepreneur in his teens, to the massively successfull video game industry businesses he built in the early 2000s.
As Chairman of the Bitcoin Foundation, he gives us his perspective on how the Foundation’s role has evolved over time and its areas of focus going forward. Brock also weighs in the recent debates around governance and block size.
Topics covered in this episode:
The lemonade-stand beginnings of Brock’s entrepreneurship story
How he became involved in gaming and pioneered the sale of digital goods
The 400,000-strong professional gamer supply chain he built in China
His first contact with Bitcoin and the initial concerns he had
Blockchain Capital and how he ended up investing in dozens of Bitcoin startups
The blocksize debate and whether Bitcoin needs an explicit governance process
The future of the Bitcoin Foundation
Episode links:
This Week in Startups with Brock Pierce
The Finanser Interview with Brock Pierce
Blockchain Capital
Brock Pierce – Bitcoins Are The Digital Gold 2.0
This episode is hosted by Brian Fabian Crain and Sébastien Couture. Show notes and listening options: epicenter.tv/123