Antidote accelerates founders from zero to seed over 6 months, providing office space, legal support, dev resources, mentorship and talent matching.

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Ben Cousins joins the show to discuss his transition from traditional finance in Mergers and Acquisitions and Venture Capital to his current role at ZBD and his work founding Antidote, a London-based Bitcoin hub and accelerator.

Key Topics:

• The transition from traditional finance to the Bitcoin industry
• The mission and structure of Antidote, a London-based Bitcoin accelerator
• Current trends in Bitcoin entrepreneurship and building 'real' businesses
• Addressing the need for better, user-friendly Bitcoin hardware and software security
• Reflections on recent Bitcoin community challenges and security issues

- The importance of IRL networking for Bitcoin founders and community building

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