Building Open Source Crypto Hardware I Zach Herbert I Pomp Podcast #511
This is an episode of The Pomp Podcast with host Anthony “Pomp” Pompliano and guest, Zach Herbert, the founder and CEO of Foundation Devices. They are building open devices for a sovereign internet powered by Bitcoin.
In this conversation, we discuss hardware wallets, open source wallets, Apple, Google, decentralized internet, restricting innovation, and what is next in the suite of Foundation products.
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TIMESTAMPS:
0:00 – BlockFi
0:33 – Intro
0:47 – Background
02:03 – Starting Foundation Devices
04:42 – Why Hardware Wallets?
06:39 – Current Hardware Landscape and What They’re doing differently
10:58 – Why Open Source?
15:01 – Making Open Source User Friendly
18:24 – Apple and Google Duopoly
23:04 – Decentralized Internet
25:45 – Product Suite
30:03 – Biggest Challenge Currently
32:05 – Where to learn more about Foundation Devices
32:54 – Most Important Book
34:05 – Sleep Habits *Sponsored by Eight Sleep*
35:31 – Aliens. Believer?
37:55 – Question for Pomp
40:50 – Where to find Zach online
by Anthony Pompliano
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