In this episode of Sat Chats, we sit down with Adrian (a tech founder turned venture capitalist) who’s been building in fintech since the days when you had to mail a check to buy stocks. Seriously.
We cover:
✅ What it was like buying Apple stock with $300 in the early 2000s
✅ Why buying Bitcoin in the early days felt sketchier than buying drugs
✅ How Bitcoin finally clicked, and what made it go from joke to juggernaut✅ What “owning” Bitcoin actually means (spoiler: if it’s on PayPal, it ain’t yours)✅ Why centralized finance is sprinting to catch up with BitcoinHe also unpacks how hackers secretly mine Bitcoin off corporate computers (wild), how security shapes financial systems, and why he believes Bitcoin is a core piece of a sounder, more resilient financial future.We cover everything from E-Trade to email phishing to Bitcoin-backed tokens, and how Bitcoin might be your generation’s version of owning land or gold.Want to win one million sats? Subscribe to our YouTube channel. Once we reach 999+1 YouTube subscribers, we'll select at random one of our subscribed Satillionaires and drop a million sats on his head. We'll also unlock a live show Friday mornings at 10a EST. Full giveaway details here:https://satchats.com/contest-rulesSupport Sat Chats directly by:— Zapping Lightning to satchats@getalby.com— Grabbing your slot in the studio today at https://satchats.com/— Sending Bitcoin to bc1 g5yrwe6qxujzumg5j28g0rvckx9n859sa08fupcLinks for today's Show Notes:https://mendoza-ventures.comhttps://instagram.com/vcpuppyhttps://www.linkedin.com/company/mendoza-ventures
