045. Natalie Smolenski

Natalie founded and leads the Texas Bitcoin Foundation, a public charity dedicated to original research and education about Bitcoin and political economy. Previously, Natalie co-founded Learning Machine, a SaaS company that built the first Bitcoin-based digital identity wallet and helped launch the decentralized identity movement. She exited Learning Machine to Hyland, where she currently leads business development. She also co-founded the Texas Blockchain Council, a professional trade association representing the Bitcoin industry in Texas. Natalie is also a political and economic anthropologist developing a theory of value. She writes about Bitcoin policy as a Senior Fellow at the Bitcoin Policy Institute. Listen on Fountain Fm ⁠Follow Bitcoin Veterans on Twitter ⁠Spotify Apple YouTube Follow the Guys Alex Stanczyk Gabe Lord Jordan Gambrel Mike Hobart Shane Hazel