The UK has the talent, the capital, and the financial infrastructure. So why are Bitcoin founders still hesitating?

Ben Cousens — Chief Strategy Officer at ZBD, co-founder of Antidote, and one of the few people who’s been backing Bitcoin businesses from inside venture capital — joins Jordan on the rooftop at Antidote’s Hatton Garden space to get into it.

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CONTACT BEN:
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Website: https://antidotebtc.com/

TIMESTAMPS:
00:00 Intro — The UK Is Drifting, Not Falling Behind
01:37 Ben’s Background — Video Games, Film and a Hard Pivot to Finance
03:00 How Ben First Encountered Bitcoin
04:15 The Hairdresser Top Signal and Selling at the 2017 Peak
06:25 Top Three Video Games of All Time
08:24 Getting Sign-Off to Research Bitcoin Inside a VC Fund
09:33 Building a Bitcoin Investment Thesis at Lake Star
11:15 What Is ZBD and How Does It Work?
15:59 ZBD’s $40M Series C
19:29 What People Get Wrong About Building Bitcoin Businesses
25:15 The Moment Ben Decided to Found Antidote
28:31 The UK Isn’t Falling Behind — It’s Drifting
33:32 What Kind of Founders Is Antidote Looking For?
38:48 How Early Do You Need to Be to Apply?
41:50 Why Antidote Is Based on Hatton Garden
49:53 Where Does Ben Want Antidote to Be in Five Years?

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