Alex McShane is a writer, speaker, and talented operator in the Bitcoin industry. His range of experiences includes serving as the Director of Programming at the Bitcoin Conference, Unconference Director for Nostr, General Partner at Lightning Ventures, editor of The Bitcoin Standard, The Fiat Standard, and Principles of Economics by Saifedean Ammous. He's also a talented martial artist with a specialty in Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu (BJJ). In this episode we cover… 🥊 The intersection of MMA and Bitcoin 🌐 The Decentralization of Nostr compared to Twitter 🔒 Maintaining Privacy in the Bitcoin Community 💼 Opportunities to contribute to Bitcoin 🏥 The Bitcoin-friendly Alternative to Traditional Healthcare 💰 The Drawbacks of Central Bank Digital Currencies 📈 The Benefits of Personal Responsibility and Bitcoin Accumulation 📣 Shoutouts for Up-and-Comers in the Industry Connect with Alex: → LinkedIn: linkedin.com/in/alex-mcshane → Twitter: twitter.com/mcshane_writes Links To Resources Mentioned in The Episode: → Alex’s Writing: bitcoinmagazine.com/authors/bitcoin-journalist-alex-mcshane → Bitcoin Magazine: bitcoinmagazine.com → The Bitcoin Standard: amazon.com/Bitcoin-Standard-Decentralized-Alternative-Central → Our Episode with David Bailey: youtube.com/watch?v=jgYrMHaF3rA → CrowdHealth: joincrowdhealth.com → Our Episode with Neil Soni: youtube.com/watch?v=AaiOJBHwv7c → Jack Mallers: twitter.com/jackmallers This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit louisshulman.substack.com