They Quit Everything For Bitcoin: Inside Plan B Network’s Bold Mission

About this episode

This episode explores the journey of Giacomo Zucco and Mir Liponi as they discuss their commitment to Bitcoin and the Plan B Network.

They didn’t just buy Bitcoin, they rebuilt their lives around it. In this episode, Sean sits down with Giacomo Zucco & Mir Liponi, the driving force behind the Plan B Network, a movement dedicated to hard money education, community building, and supporting Bitcoin-centric startups. In this episode, you’ll learn: • Why they quit their traditional careers to focus on Bitcoin • What the early Italian Bitcoin scene looked like • Why in-person connections are key to long-term adoption • How they're helping people get real jobs in Bitcoin (and what most people get wrong) Timestamps: (00:00) - Meta welcome (01:28) - Bitcoin culture in Italy 🇮🇹 (09:55) - Radicalization in Italy post-lockdowns (13:08) - Sharing the orange pill 💊 (16:00) - Quitting traditional jobs for Bitcoin (17:44) - Starting a movement from meetups (21:07) - The early days of Bitcoin in Italy (22:52) - Bitcoin conferences then vs. now (29:00) - Bitcoin adoption (32:16) - Getting into Bitcoin be like… (32:53) - Honey Badger meme origin 🦡 (34:10) - How Plan B Network started (40:32) - Mir’s work building global hubs (42:35) - Learn about Bitcoin (free course) (45:50) - How to get a job in Bitcoin (48:00)…

People in this episode

Host: Sean

Guests: Giacomo Zucco, Mir Liponi

Topics covered

• Bitcoin
• Plan B Network
• hard money education
• community building
• Bitcoin jobs

Keywords

• Bitcoin
• Plan B Network
• hard money
• community building
• Bitcoin jobs
• Italian Bitcoin scene
• adoption

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: Plan B Network

Places: Italy

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