The Pomp Podcast
#524: Anthony Di Iorio on Early Days of Bitcoin & Ethereum
- Anthony DiIorio's early Bitcoin discovery in 2012 through Austrian economics study, leading to co-founding Ethereum in 2013 alongside Vitalik Buterin, Charles Hoskinson, and others.
- Building community through the Toronto Bitcoin Meetup Group (2012–present) as a center of gravity for early adopters and developers.
- Decentral and Jaxx Liberty wallet: a non-custodial, multi-platform interface serving 220+ countries without KYC/AML burden, acquiring 2,000–7,000 users daily through word of mouth alone.
- DiIorio's philosophy on incentive misalignment in traditional business models driven by shareholder returns and advertising, which he views as the world's core problem.
- The "Perfect Formula" framework for problem-solving: identifying maximum stakeholders and creating win-win-win outcomes rather than maximizing single metrics.
- Long-term vision of shifting corporate incentives from profit maximization toward positive impact and service orientation.