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TLS26: Justin Rezvani on Building Zion, Social Media on Lightning, Value 4 Value, and Lightning Adoption
The Kevin Rooke Show

TLS26: Justin Rezvani on Building Zion, Social Media on Lightning, Value 4 Value, and Lightning Adoption

Mar 8 2022 • 1hr 10m

Show Notes

Justin Rezvani is the CEO of Zion, a Bitcoin company re-imagining social media on the Lightning Network.
Justin and I spoke about how Zion differs from traditional social media apps, the importance of peer-to-peer communication and value transfer, how Value 4 Value changes people’s behavior, and Zion’s business model and adoption metrics to date.
→ Zion: https://www.getzion.com/
The Lightning Round is sponsored by Voltage, where you can ask me questions over the Lightning Network.
→ Voltage: https://voltage.cloud?utm_source=kevinrooke&utm_medium=Youtube&utm_campaign=1mo
→ Use code KEVINROOKE to get 50% off your first month's Lightning node
At the end of every show I answer any questions listeners send in over the Lightning Network.
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→ Lightning Address: ⚡kr@getalby.com
Timestamps:
00:00 - Intro
01:29 - Justin Rezvani Intro
07:07 - Zion’s Social Media Vision
15:54 - Transitioning Users From Web 2 to Zion
19:04 - Zion’s Social Media Focus
24:41 - Supporting Creators With Sats
33:13 - Paid vs. Free Social Media
40:24 - Convincing Users To Pay For Zion
43:02 - Does Zion Rank Content?
48:25 - How Will Zion Build A Sustainable Business?
52:00 - Getting New Users On Lightning & Zion
54:40 - Educating People About Bitcoin
56:35 - Lightning Network Statistics
01:00:53 - Lightning Network Predictions
01:03:14 - Interesting Lightning Applications
01:05:12 - The Lightning Round
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@user3821729184728976
4,500 sats
Mar 10 2022
Keep up the great work Kevin! This is quickly becoming my favorite podcast in the bitcoin space. (PS pls dont read out my entire auto generated name lol)
@why
1,000 sats
Mar 8 2022
Rezvani’s Six point thesis. This episode is off with a bang.
@why
100 sats
Mar 8 2022
MONEY LIKE WATER
@why
100 sats
Mar 8 2022
likes are shitcoins lol