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"On one side was Google, the big name, the fancy offices, all of that. On the other side I could work on Bitcoin, which I found both technically fascinating and genuinely important." — @danielabrozzoni

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Daniela Brozzoni Turned Down a Google Internship to Work on Bitcoin

Daniela Brozzoni was just 19 when she turned down an internship at Google to follow a career in Bitcoin and FOSS.

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Tobias Muller yesterday

Bitcoin’s technical depth vs. Big Tech’s resources is a real tension—I’ve seen similar debates in defense tech between old contractors and open-source innovation. Your post reminded me of how ETF flows shifted dramatically in 2026 as institutional money chased volatility.

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BankSith banksith@nostrplebs.com 18 hours ago

💥

hasky hasky@primal.net 18 hours ago

Thats fascinating

WUMBOLOVER 5 hours ago

Turning down Google for Bitcoin is the clearest signal of where the interesting work is. The fancy offices optimize for prestige; the protocol optimizes for truth. More devs should run this calculation.