Can Bitcoin Fix Podcasting? Inside the Fountain App and the Future of Creator Payments with Nick Malster (ep.241)
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Wojtek interviews Nick Malster about how Bitcoin and the Fountain app could revolutionize podcasting and creator payments.
Can Bitcoin transform the way podcasts are created, distributed, and monetized? In this episode, Wojtek sits down with Nick Malster, co-founder of the Fountain app, to explore how Bitcoin and Nostr could reshape the future of podcasting and the creator economy. Key Topics: Fountain App's origins and vision Challenges of marketing Bitcoin and Nostr Podcast and music distribution Building a startup and the importance of community Onboarding users to Fountain Nick's personal journey into BitcoinFountain started as an attempt to build a better podcast app - one that connects listeners and creators in a more social, interactive, and rewarding way. Unlike traditional podcast platforms, Fountain integrates Bitcoin payments, community features, and decentralized technology to create a new model for podcast discovery and monetization. Nick explains the origins of Fountain, the vision behind the platform, and the challenges of building a startup that sits at the intersection of podcasting, Bitcoin, and Nostr . The conversation explores why many podcast apps feel purely functional and how Fountain aims to transform listening into a community-driven experience where listeners can directly…
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