THNDR GAMES Co-founder and CEO Desiree Dickerson

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English - January 27, 2022 09:00 - 54 minutes - 125 MB
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Horacio sat down with Desiree Dickerson, Co-founder, and CEO of THNDR GAMES. THNDR GAMES is a free mobile gaming app rewarding users with satoshis, the smallest possible denomination of bitcoin. THNDR's mission is to “accelerate the mainstream adoption of bitcoin, orange pilling one mobile gamer at a time.”

Discussion topics include:

Engaging Twitter followers

Working at Lightning Labs and with the Lightning Network

Mass adoption of bitcoin through mobile games

Using satoshis to reward and expose gamers to bitcoin

Transitioning from a science background into the crypto community

Working as a management consultant with government contracts

The value proposition of bitcoin

Working as a Fellow with Women for Women International

The rush of venture capital into the bitcoin space

The utility of the Lightning Network for microtransactions and ultrafast remittances

Advantages of the Lightning Network for content creators