SLP278 Matt Odell & Ben Price - OpenSats: Bitcoin & Open Source Initiative

<p>OpenSats is a new initiative for the bitcoiners to contribute to, to support Bitcoin and open source development and projects. Matt Odell and Ben Price join me to chat about the structure, why they’re creating a new organization, and why Bitcoin development funding shouldn’t merely be a popularity contest.</p> <p><strong>Links:</strong></p> <ul> <li>Site: <a href="https://opensats.org/">OpenSats.org</a></li> <li>Twitter: <a href="https://twitter.com/Matt_odell">@Matt_odell</a></li> <li>Twitter: <a href="https://twitter.com/abitcoinperson">@abitcoinperson</a> (Ben Price)</li> </ul> <p><strong>Other relevant episodes:</strong></p> <ul> <li><a href="https://stephanlivera.com/episode/211/">SLP211 Steve Lee - Bitcoin Grants, Design &amp; Crypto Patents (COPA)</a></li> <li><a href="https://stephanlivera.com/episode/144/">SLP144 Steve Lee - Square Crypto And Supporting Bitcoin Development</a></li> <li><a href="https://stephanlivera.com/episode/228/">SLP228 OKCoin's Bitcoin Developer Grant Program With Hong Fang</a></li> <li><a href="https://stephanlivera.com/episode/124/">SLP124 Jon Atack - Bitcoin Core Contribution</a></li> <li><a href="https://stephanlivera.com/episode/241/">SLP241 Bunnie - Precursor: Open Source Hardware Development Platform (Feat. Nicolas Dorier As Guest Host)</a></li> </ul> <p><strong>Sponsors:</strong></p> <ul> <li><a href="http://swanbitcoin.com/private" rel="noreferrer noopener" target="_blank">Swan Bitcoin</a></li> <li><a href="http://lend.hodlhodl.com/" rel="noreferrer noopener" target="_blank">Hodl Hodl Lend</a></li> <li><a href="http://compassmining.io/" rel="noreferrer noopener" target="_blank">Compass Mining</a></li> <li><a href="https://unchained-capital.com/the-vault-concierge-onboarding-package/" rel="noreferrer noopener" target="_blank">Unchained Capital</a>&nbsp;(code LIVERA)</li> <li><a href="https://cyphersafe.io/" rel="noreferrer noopener" target="_blank">CypherSafe</a>&nbsp;(code LIVERA)</li> <li><a href="http://coinkite.com/" rel="noreferrer noopener"