Antidote, The Bitcoin Accelerator Hub In London - Ben Cousens - #622

Antidote accelerates founders from zero to seed over 6 months, providing office space, legal support, dev resources, mentorship and talent matching. $ BTC 77,013 Block Height 966,495 Ben Cousins joins the show to discuss his transition from traditional finance in Mergers and Acquisitions and Venture Capital to his current role at ZBD and his work founding Antidote, a London-based Bitcoin hub and accelerator. Key Topics: The transition from traditional finance to the Bitcoin industry The mission and structure of Antidote, a London-based Bitcoin accelerator Current trends in Bitcoin entrepreneurship and building 'real' businesses Addressing the need for better, user-friendly Bitcoin hardware and software security Reflections on recent Bitcoin community challenges and security issues - The importance of IRL networking for Bitcoin founders and community building Check out my book ‘Choose Life’ - https://bit.ly/4gGYqRE Pleb Service Announcements: Join 20 thousand Bitcoiners on @cluborange https://signup.cluborange.org/co/princey CONFERENCES: BTC HEL - 25th - 26th September 2026. - Helsinki https://btchel.com/ Use code BITTEN for - 10% My First Bitcoin. https://myfirstbitcoin.org/ Shills and Mench’s: BITBOX - SELF CUSTODY YOUR BITCOIN - www.bitbox.swiss/bitten Use Code BITTEN THE MEETUP BREAKDWON - BITCOIN EVENTS UK - https://www.themeetupbreakdown.com/ SWAN BITCOIN - www.swan.com/bitten HODL EYEWEAR - Avoid Blue light! https://hodleyewear.com/partner/3/ PLEBEIAN MARKET - BUY AND SELL STUFF FOR SATS; https://plebeian.market/ @PlebeianMarket SATSBACK - Shop online and earn back sats! https://satsback.com/register/5AxjyPRZV8PNJGlM ALL FURTHER LINKS HERE - FOR DISCOUNTS AND OFFERS - https://vida.page/princey - https://linktr.ee/princey21m