EP1 - Bitcoin before Maximalism: The experiments we forgot.

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Before Ethereum. Before smart contracts. Before the hype around NFTs and ICOs — Bitcoin was already experimenting. In this episode of Beyond Digital Gold, we rewind to 2012–2014, when developers were pushing Bitcoin’s limits with: • Colored Coins were early real-world assets • Mastercoin, the first ICO in crypto history • Counterparty and Rare Pepes, the first NFTs • Lightning Network, Bitcoin’s first native Layer 2 Featuring JR Willett, Matt Luongo, Yoni Assia, Adam Krellenstein and Elizabeth Stark, and co-hosted with Nathan from StarkWare, this episode asks a fundamental question: 👉 If Bitcoin has already succeeded as digital gold, is it even worth experimenting anymore? The answer may surprise you. 🎬 Episode 1 of the Bitcoin DeFi mini-series 📺 Subscribe for the full series on Bitcoin’s past, present, and future Explore The Defiant ✨ 📰 Website https://thedefiant.io/ ✉️ Free Daily Newsletter https://thedefiant.io/newsletter/defi... 🤑 Weekly Premium Newsletter https://thedefiant.io/newsletter/defi... ✊ Follow The Defiant X/Twitter: https://x.com/DefiantNews 📬 Contact our Newsroom [email protected] 🤝 Sponsorships & Partnerships [email protected] #TheDefiant​ #DeFi​ #Decentralized​ #Finance​ #Blockchain #Web3