A Conversation With John Carvalho, CEO @ Synonym

Written by Alexandra Moxin

This episode features John Carvalho, CEO of Synonym, a company using Bitcoin and new protocol, Slashtags, to reboot the web & economy.

We discuss:

• 01:33 What is Synonym looking to achieve and accomplish?


• 04:31 What were the highlights from the panel at Adopting Bitcoin 2021?


• 07:36 What seems most promising and what is currently lacking in the Lightning Network?


• 12:43 Products and projects in this space that are doing a good job of communicating, design, and UX.


• 14:49 Interesting projects and developments in the free and open source space.


• 16:38 What might the Lightning network look like in 2030?


• 20:48 John’s new podcast, The Biz

John’s question to the audience is around which narratives in this space resonate & make sense, and which don’t. You can find John as @BitcoinErrorLog on most channels.

Find out what the company is building, and how you can support their work at Synonym.to. And be sure to check out and support The Biz

Show Links

• Synonym


• Synonym’s Tech Stack


• Synonym’s Products


• Slashtags - Telegram


• Synonym on Twitter


• Synonym on Github


• Synonym on Telegram


• Synonym on Medium


• John Carvalho on Twitter


• John Carvalho on Medium


• The Biz with John Carvalho - A Crowdfunded Bitcoin Podcast Experiment


• Hypercore


• Bitrefill


• Block


• Spiral