I respect what u do. I just want to point out that Trezor supports shitcoins as u know. So does ledger so does Bitbox. Being sponsored by them is no different than being sponsored by coinbase or Binance. If you are ok being sponsored by coinbase then that’s up to you. But if u think coinbase sponsorship is bad, then u gotta think twice about trezor. And it makes no difference if they have a btc only mode. Same as if coinbase had a btc only mode.
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In the trade off scale between not having a podcast or a proper stage where mine and other voices can be heard, to having one with specific sponsors that also work with crypto (and trezor and coinbase are not the same IMO), I chose to have a podcast.
Trezor are my first sponsor and for a year they were my only one, and that enabled me to build my platform.
I’m super complete with my choice. It doesn’t mean you’ll like it and it’s ok.
Thx for weighing in.
And btw - show me another company who would host conversations like these in their own building and studio?
Not many to be found.
And btw #2 - if “value for value” would have worked and I could finance the podcast directly from my followers, I would. But people hardly donate. So we still need sponsorships.
I hear you. It’s just one of those slippery slopes.
It’s not specifically about you or about Trezor. Everyone’s circumstances can change in the blink of an eye. And that’s when conflicts of interests become a problem and we lose conviction in what we believe and justify to ourselves why “eth might have use cases” or whatever.
That is how the fiat world is the way it is.
I don’t know much about how the podcast world works but for me, the niceness of the studio is irrelevant. If you put out good content , that’s all that matters. And if you have to pay guests, that’s not good.
I also don’t agree that coinbase (or any shitcoin exchange) is different than trezor or ledger. They are both supporting shitcoins. They even both sell shitcoins. Supporting shitcoins sends the message that shitcoins are ok.
Bullbitcoin for example does not sell or custody shitcoins. They don’t want the conflict of interest and would rather give up some profit. Same with btc only hww like coldcard or seedsigner. They could make more money if they supported shitcoins.
I don’t pay guests.
And I have my own standards for content creation, and I’d like to create my content that way.
And for the rest we’ll agree to disagree