Games and gift cards: Earning and living on Bitcoin, with Bitrefill's Sergej Kotliar

20/02/2023 31 min Temporada 1 Episodio 5

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Episode Synopsis

Bitrefill's CEO, Sergej Kotliar, and ZEBEDEE's Chief Strategy Officer, Ben Cousens, talk about living on Bitcoin.

0:00 - Introduction

0:15 - Why the partnership between ZEBEDEE and Bitrefill matters?

3:10 - How are gaming and shopping becoming connected?

4:58 - Shopping opportunities for the unbanked

6:46 - How Gen Z sees Bitcoin and the Lightning Network?

7:42 - Is gaming a catalyst for Bitcoin adoption?

11:34 - Where do the Bitcoin rewards in games come from?

12:34 - How the Lightning Network plays a vital role in Bitcoin gaming?

13:42 - How living on Bitcoin looks like?

16:01 - Why ZEBEDEE and Bitrefill use the Lightning Network?

22:11 - What are the disadvantages of using fiat payment rails within the gaming space?

25:08 - Spending trends on Bitrefill

27:40 - Step-by-step overview of buying a Bitrefill gift card with Bitcoin earned playing games

29:02 - Q&A

29:56 - What would be the hardest thing to pay for with Bitcoin in real life?

31:10 - Closing remarks