Show Notes
What happens when the internet itself is broken… and people start building something better?
In this episode of The Bitcoin Nova, I sit down with Peter, a software engineer who’s worked inside Big Tech and is now focused on what comes next. We dive into the idea of the open web, how Bitcoin plays a role in it, and why the current system of platforms, incentives, and monopolies cannot last.
This conversation goes deep into what it means to demonetize the billionaires, not through force, but by building systems that make them irrelevant. When everything becomes more open, more decentralized, and more accessible, the power structures we’ve been living under start to fade.
We talk about how the internet got captured, how platforms became profit machines, and how new models using Bitcoin and proof of work could fix spam, bots, and manipulation while giving power back to real people.
We also get into the political side of things, including Trump, the idea of “draining the swamp,” and why so many people feel misled by promises that never matched reality. This ties directly into the bigger picture — a system that keeps people stuck while protecting those at the top.
This is a conversation about building, not just complaining.
What comes next isn’t about tearing things down
It’s about creating something better that makes the old system obsolete
🧠 WE TALK ABOUT
• The open web and why it matters
• Demonetizing the billionaires through better systems
• How monopolies formed and how they fall
• Bitcoin as a foundation for new incentives
• Proof of work beyond money
• Fixing spam, bots, and fake engagement
• Big Tech, layoffs, and the future of builders
• Trump, the swamp, and broken political promises
• Why people are waking up to the system
• How builders are quietly creating the future
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