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In this episode, Alyse Killeen discusses bitcoin's presence at the Bloomberg Invest Summit and its connection to AI, including insights from Jeff Booth\u2019s 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\u2019s 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\u2019s 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.

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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\u2019s 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\u2019s 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

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