Metamick, co-founder of Geyser.fund, joins Keith to explain how Geyser is building the crowdfunding layer of the Bitcoin economy — letting anyone from individual creators to circular economies around the world raise funds via Lightning and on-chain payments. Metamick walks through how Geyser started in 2022 as a Lightning-native fundraising platform, how it's grown to facilitate over 43 Bitcoin in funding, and where it's headed with campaigns (an all-or-nothing Kickstarter-style model built on Bitcoin), grants, and a standalone shop. They also have a candid conversation about where Bitcoin adoption actually stands today — the uncanny valley between Wall Street institutions and street vendors in El Salvador — and why capital gains tax remains one of the last real barriers to Bitcoin as everyday money. What you'll learn: What Geyser is and how fundraisers, campaigns, grants, and the shop all differ How Lightning vs. on-chain payments break down on the platform (spoiler: 90%+ transactions are Lightning) Why Geyser added fiat payments and what that revealed about Bitcoin adoption realities How circular economies around the world use Geyser to orange pill their local communities Why capital gains tax is the next big fight for Bitcoin spenders LINKS: GEYSER LINKS Website - https://www.geyser.fund Youtube - https://www.youtube.com/@geyserfund X - https://x.com/geyserfund NOSTR - https://primal.net/geyser INSTAGRAM - https://www.instagram.com/geyserfund/ META MICK LINKS X - https://x.com/metamick14 NOSTR - https://primal.net/p/nprofile1qqsgkz3tatmwhmujt688378s4kjp77ychrd892yhrwye3zlhs47nd8ckdyr67 FOLLOW ME (Keith): NOSTR - primal.net/keithmeola WEBSITE - keithmeola.com EVERYDAY BITCOIN NOSTR -https://njump.me/npub17rml5yu5ykjezt7ktw3rysffty4pevcv9y2xl2832sa3hqgkaxxqufcva2 EVERYDAY BITCOIN WEBSITE - everydaybitcoinpod.com If you enjoy Everyday Bitcoin, be sure to subscribe and leave a review! FOUNTAIN| SPOTIFY| APPLE| YOUTUBE If you found value in the show, please consider giving value back with a zap: keithmeola@primal.net