In this episode, Alyse Killeen discusses bitcoin's presence at the Bloomberg Invest Summit and its connection to AI, including insights from Jeff Booth’s thesis. She examines the positive feedback loop between AI and the Lightning Network, comparing it to other bitcoin Layer 2 solutions. Alyse also touches on Fold’s SPAC, her motivation for founding Stillmark, and the regulatory challenges facing bitcoin and bitcoin startups. She shares her thoughts on educating politicians about bitcoin, the future of Taproot assets, and how startups should navigate bitcoin’s volatility. The episode concludes with a discussion on the most underrated bitcoin products and how to balance between holding bitcoin and investing in bitcoin startups. SUPPORT THE PODCAST: → Subscribe → Leave a review → Share the show with your friends and family → Send us an email [email protected] TIMESTAMPS: 00:00:00 Intro 00:01:43 Bitcoin at the Bloomberg Invest Summit 00:05:45 Bitcoin, LLMs, and generative AI 00:08:04 Jeff Booth thesis + AI 00:11:26 AI and Lightning positive feedback loop 00:15:58 Lightning vs other bitcoin L2s 00:19:20 Fold’s SPAC and bitcoin VC 00:21:15 Why did you found Stillmark? 00:23:49 Regulatory hurdles for bitcoin or bitcoin startups? 00:28:27 Educating politicians on bitcoin vs crypto 00:30:55 What’s the biggest challenge for bitcoin startups? 00:33:29 Taproot assets 00:36:51 Credit cards vs Lightning decades from now 00:39:59 Should bitcoin startups operate differently because of bitcoin volatility? 00:42:07 Most underrated bitcoin product or service 00:47:28 Holding bitcoin vs investing in bitcoin startups 00:56:23 Closing thoughts WHERE TO FOLLOW US: → Unchained Twitter: https://twitter.com/unchainedcom → Unchained LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/unchainedcom  → Unchained Newsletter: https://unchained.com/newsletter  → Joe Burnett’s Twitter: https://twitter.com/IIICapital → Alyse Killen’s Twitter: https://x.com/AlyseKilleen