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Stephan Livera PodcastFixing Bitcoin Payment UX with Conor Okus and Stephen DeLorme | SLP646In this episode, Conor, Open Source product manager at Spiral & Stephen, Product Designer at Voltage & Co founder of ATL Bitlab join Stephan to discuss the current state of Bitcoin user experience, particularly focusing on payments and the challenges faced by users. They explore the comparison between Bitcoin and physical cash, the Western perspective on Bitcoin payments, and the importance of user experience in facilitating Bitcoin transactions. They also touch upon various payment protocols like BOLT11, LNURL, and BOLT12, highlighting the need for interoperability and better privacy features in the Bitcoin ecosystem. The discussion also covers r...2025-03-2256 min
The Adopting Bitcoin PodABP407 - News Update - Conor Okus & Tone VaysTickets for Adopting Bitcoin 2024: https://pretix.eu/galoy/ab24/
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Visit our website: https://adoptingbitcoin.org2024-09-1619 min
Bitcoin ParkBitcoin Brainstorm 05 | Funding and Supporting BitcoinOriginally published by ARK Invest on December 7, 2023:
Since inception, ARK has researched and published thoughts on the cryptocurrency ecosystem within Big Ideas and through articles, whitepapers, monthly Bitcoin reports and podcasts. Now, in coordination with Bitcoin Park, ARK is pleased to introduce a monthly conversation with leaders in the Bitcoin space, to discuss everything happening in the rapidly-changing and still nascent Bitcoin ecosystem. Published through the For Your innovation podcast channels, this monthly series aims to be informative and enlightening, including experts with diverse viewpoints.
Guests on this month’s...2024-03-111h 15
Consensus in ConversationMax Evans of ClimateAi on Dorm Room Entrepreneurship and AI-Based Climate SolutionsArtificial intelligence is booming, and Max Evans is ready for it. “Discovering machine learning was my very first moment of witnessing magic.” That discovery led him to co-found ClimateAi straight out of his dorm room at Stanford with his roommate, Himanshu Gupta, in 2017.Today, the startup operates in 50 countries, using AI-enhanced forecasting to climate-proof global supply chains. Listen as Max shares his path from student to startup founder, unleashing the powerful potential of AI-based climate solutions. Episode timestamps:00:00 - 01:10 Max Evans on learning about artificial intelligence at Stanford University.01:11 - 03:4...2024-01-2543 min
FYI - For Your InnovationFunding and Supporting BitcoinSince inception, ARK has researched and published thoughts on the cryptocurrency ecosystem within Big Ideas and through articles, whitepapers, monthly Bitcoin reports and podcasts. Now, in coordination with Bitcoin Park, ARK is pleased to introduce a monthly conversation with leaders in the Bitcoin space, to discuss everything happening in the rapidly-changing and still nascent Bitcoin ecosystem. Published through the For Your innovation podcast channels, this monthly series aims to be informative and enlightening, including experts with diverse viewpoints.Guests on this month’s Bitcoin Brainstorm include:Conor Okus: Product Ma...2023-12-071h 15
The Peter McCormack ShowFrom Footballer to Bitcoiner with Conor Okus - WBD677Conor Okus is Product Manager at Spiral. In this interview, we discuss his journey from being a footballer to becoming a Bitcoiner, Real Bedford and the alignment of Bitcoin with a grassroots football club, his current role at Spiral managing the grant programme for developers, and his view on the benefits of open source development of Bitcoin. - - - - Bitcoin has been making waves in various industries, and sports is no exception. Conor Okus is a footballer [a.k.a. Soccer player!] who found Bitcoin. Peter is a Bitcoiner who came back to...2023-06-281h 07
Bitcoin ParkProduct & Design Summit 2023: IntroductionThe Product & Design Summit 2023 was a one day summit to bring together designers, product managers, artists, and creators to discuss and collaborate on ways to contribute to Bitcoin, held at Bitcoin Park in Nashville, TN on April 12, 2023.
Product & Design Summit 2023: Introduction
featuring:
Bitcoin Park Co-Founders:
Matt Odell
Rod @bitkite
Product & Design Summit 2023 Organizers:
Conor Okus - Spiral
Stephen DeLorme - Voltage
Bitcoin Park is a community supported campus in Nashville, TN focused on grassroots bitcoin adoption and a home for bitcoiners to work, learn, collaborate, and build.
Ou...2023-04-2409 min
Bitcoin ParkOpen House: Open Source UX with Conor Okus, Jarolrod, and Mia WhiteThis conversation was recorded at Bitcoin Park’s April 2023 Open House, a monthly meetup event at Bitcoin Park in Nashville, TN featuring panel discussions on various Bitcoin-focused topics.
April 2023’s Open House topic: Designing in Bitcoin
Recorded: April 12, 2023
Open Source UX with:
Conor Okus - Spiral
Jarolrod - Bitcoin Core UI Redesign
Mia White - Blink (Bitcoin Beach Wallet)
Bitcoin Park is a community supported campus in Nashville, TN focused on grassroots bitcoin adoption and a home for bitcoiners to work, learn, collaborate, and build.
Our aim is to produce...2023-04-1931 min
Builders In BitcoinEP25: Making Bitcoin Accessible w/ Conor Okus, Product Manager - SpiralBuilders In Bitcoin EP25: Making Bitcoin Accessible w/ Conor Okus, Product Manager - Spiral
I had the pleasure of sitting down with Conor Okus, former professional footballer and current Product Manager at Spiral. Conor’s practical and cooperative approach to life can be an inspiration for anyone looking to change gears in their career and start working in Bitcoin, specifically open source.
In this episode, we discuss and dig into:
Conor’s career before Bitcoin and his path to Bitcoin
the practicalities of sustainable open source development
the importance of easily digestible and accessible educ...2023-02-1454 min
Lightning Ventures: Investing in Bitcoin StartupsGeyser.Fund 🌊 Bitcoin Crowdfunding & Grants. Uncensorable Support for Creators & Projects. Round 2⚡️Or watch the video 🎥 interview! https://youtu.be/WvPEUBefzrM
Lightning⚡️Ventures Syndicate Q&A Round 2 with Geyser co-founder Mick Morucci. Geyser (https://Geyser.fund) Geyser is a crowdfunding platform enabling #Bitcoin builders, creators, and educators to realize their projects and initiatives through reward-based donations and grants - all while leveraging the Bitcoin Lightning Network.
This is a 506(c) fundraising deal through Lightning⚡️Ventures! Woo Hoo. This means we can advertise that publicly and want all the plebs and whales to know it. Wanna invest in Geyser? Fill out the LP application on our website and we will get yo...2023-01-1938 min
Detailed on MicQatar 2022 World Cup Continued | Conor's Back! Best World Cup Ever? England's Style of Play #71The boys are back in townnnn!! Conor finally returns as we talk through all things 2022 World Cup. Is this the best world cup ever? Will England ever play free-flowing attacking football?2022-12-0558 minDetailed on MicBitcoin Conference 2022 | The Biggest Party in Bitcoin, Miami and Bitcoin in Africa #64We sit down with Conor and discuss the biggest conference in the crypto space, the Bitcoin Conference 2022 in Miami. Conor was a speaker at the event and hosted a panel talk but also sat on a panel to answer questions himself. The conference had famous guest speakers such as Serena Williams, Odell Beckham Jr and Michael Saylor.2022-05-0146 min
Citadel DispatchOpen Source Stage Day 3 - Bitcoin 2022 in MiamiVideo: https://youtu.be/OwJL0J_nPDE
00:00:00 - Intro Matt Odell
00:05:35 - Coinjoins & Coinswaps - With Ben Carman, Craig Raw, Fontaine, Nicholas Gregory
00:50:03 - Funding Open Source Bitcoin Developers - With Mike Schmidt, Adi Shankara, Ben Price, Conor Okus
01:17:10 - Lightning Payments (The Future Of Commerce) - With Andre Neves, Ben Arc, Rockstar Dev, Alyse Killeen
01:55:27 - Mempools With Wiz, Murch, Gloria Zhao, Sergej Kotliar
02:37:28 - Lightning Privacy (Concerns & Solution) - With Niftynei, Tony Giorgio, Evan Kaloudis & Shinobi
03:17:46 - Sidechains (Benefits & Tradeoffs) - With Paul Sztorc, Chad Barraford, Muneeb Ali, Diego...2022-04-114h 38