Alex McShane is one of the organizers of the Bitcoin Amsterdam Conference, which is taking place on October 12-13, 2023. In conversation with Relai CEO Julian Liniger, Alex talks about the difference between American and European Bitcoin conferences, how he got from journalism to organizing conferences, and why he is fascinated by decentralized tools like Nostr. You can find Alex on X (Twitter) here: https://twitter.com/mcshane_writes You can find Alex on LinkedIn here: https://www.linkedin.com/in/alex-mcshane-a487a8205 — 00:00 - Intro 03:50 - Difference between US and European Bitcoin conferences 08:40 - Organizing a big Bitcoin conference 10:40 - How Alex got into co-organizing Bitcoin conferences 13:55 - Why Nostr is interesting 25:00 - Building decentralized tools 35:00 - Alex’s role in the Bitcoin space 40:50 - Alex’s Bitcoin portfolio — Prefer to enjoy this show on YouTube? Click here: https://youtu.be/yEsnpAb--u4 -- The opinions expressed on the show are the opinions of the individual guests and may not reflect the opinions of Relai AG. The information on the podcast may be changed without notice, and is not guaranteed to be correct, complete or up-to-date. -- Relai is Europe’s easiest bitcoin investment app. The ‘Made in Switzerland’ bitcoin investment app enables anyone in Europe to invest in bitcoin within minutes. You can buy bitcoin instantly or set up a weekly/monthly savings plan for as little as 25 CHF/EUR and invest in bitcoin automatically over time. 👋 New to Relai? Visit our website to learn more: https://relai.app/ 📲 Download our Android App: https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.relai 📲 Download our iPhone App: https://apps.apple.com/app/id1513185997 💡 Don't forget to subscribe to the podcast, so you never miss an episode! 💡 Also, don't forget to subscribe to our YouTube channel to watch the episode in video format and enjoy the best bits from new episodes: https://www.youtube.com/c/Relai Follow us on Twitter ➡️ https://twitter.com/Relai_app Join our community on Telegram ➡️ https://relai.ch/telegram Follow us on Instagram ➡️ https://www.instagram.com/relai.app/ Like our Facebook page ➡️ https://www.facebook.com/pg/RelaiApp/community/ #bitcoin #personalfinance #savings #buybitcoin