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In this episode I catchup with Dr. Simon Collins.
We discuss some new research that Simon has contributed to in his new affiliation with the Digital Assets Research Institute along with the Satoshi Action Fund, providing academic insight for measuring and understanding Bitcoin adoption.
We talk about the next steps for Simon’s Bitcoin mining company, Stackr, as they look to expand their operations in some exciting new directions internationally.
Finally we discuss Lightning Pay, which is creating an amazing merchant payment system, and which offers the fastest and most cost-effective exchange experiences for buying Bitcoin in New Zealand.
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Links:
Lightning Pay - https://lightningpay.nz/
Simon Collins on Twitter - https://x.com/simonocollins
Stackr Bitcoin Mining - https://www.stackr.co.nz/
Digital Assets Research Institute - https://www.da-ri.org/
Satoshi Action Fund - https://www.satoshiaction.io/
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