Andy is the CEO of Eco, a crypto platform for everyday transactions. Prior to Eco, Andy was a Co-Founder of CoinList and a founding member of the Stanford Bitcoin Group. Follow Andy on X @andy_bromberg.
[0:16] - Andy's story, from Stanford to startups
[4:47] - The origins of the Stanford Bitcoin Group and Andy’s interest in crypto
[11:45] - Andy’s perspective on Bitcoin maximalism
[17:45] - Introducing Eco as an improvement to existing currencies
[22:44] - Characteristics of currencies: mediums of exchange, stores of value, and monetary policies
[33:31] - The role of human involvement in Bitcoin
[35:48] - How and why Andy joined Eco as CEO
[38:38] - Eco’s product suite
[43:33] - Designing Beam as a super simple payments app
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