Zach Herbert: Take control over your money and life - BFM027

Zach Herbert is Co-founder and CEO of Foundation Devices, a company building Bitcoin-centric and open-source tools that empower you to reclaim your digital sovereignty. We discuss the significance of Bitcoin and the crucial role of self-custody, the concepts of sovereignty and freedom, how Bitcoin is infiltrating Wall Street, why Bitcoin particularly strikes a chord with millennials, given our technological upbringing and disillusionment with the traditional financial systems, and share the enjoyment of observing Bitcoin's unfolding journey. → Follow Zach on https://x.com/zachherbert → Foundation website: https://foundationdevices.com 🔔 Subscribe to never miss an upcoming episode of Bitcoin for Millennials, → YouTube: ⁠⁠https://youtube.com/@bramk⁠⁠ → Follow Bram on ⁠⁠https://x.com/bramk Timestamps 00:00 - Introduction and Background 01:04 - Discovering Bitcoin and Initial Misunderstandings 04:21 - Understanding Sovereignty and Freedom 07:47 - Challenges of Self-Custody and Education 09:43 - The Rise of Bitcoin ETFs 13:00 - Educating People about Self-Custody 16:00 - The Impact of ETFs on Bitcoin Adoption 17:27 - Understanding Bitcoin from Technical to Philosophical 20:16 - Bitcoin's Resonance with Millennials 23:46 - Institutional Adoption and Self-Custody 27:37 - Bitcoin as a Response to Mistrust and Resentment 30:56 - The Entertainment and Pleasure of Bitcoin's Journey 38:29 - The Low Time Preference and Volatility of Bitcoin 41:18 - The Difficulty of Getting Millennials into Bitcoin 43:11 - The Personal Journey of Understanding Bitcoin 45:08 - Bitcoin as a Solution to Financial Challenges 46:02 - The Journey of Orange Pilling Others 48:35 - Building a Bitcoin Hardware Company 53:26 - Creating an Apple-like Ecosystem for Bitcoin 57:31 - The Vision for Foundation Devices 59:24 - Expanding Value-Add Services in the Foundation Ecosystem 01:06:57 - The Softwar Thesis and Bitcoin's Role in Cyberspace 01:11:19 - Debunking the Misconception about Self-Custody 01:13:30 - Core Beliefs: Freedom and Striving for Excellence

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