NEW EPISODE: average_bitcoiner (nprofile…lwfh) went from Naval Special Warfare intelligence to software engineering at a large-scale Bitcoin miner.
His career arc reveals something important about how centralized systems are showing cracks and what's replacing them.
Key insights:
→ Open source contributions build reputation that matters more than corporate credentials in Bitcoin
→ Military “thinking shooter” training—knowing where to find answers rather than having all answers—translates directly to decentralized technology work
→ Financial surveillance isn't abstract: working in FinTech showed him exactly how payment censorship operates at the technical level
→ Bitcoin Veterans is creating pathways for the military community to transition from defending centralized institutions to building alternatives
Listen and watch:
https://fountain.fm/episode/wLcSOyS8mZORCpm6HTpK
trustrev / Trust Revolution
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2025-11-19 14:18:59 UTC
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