About this episode
Heather Larson sits down with Ivy Lumi, musician, Bitcoiner, and podcaster, for a conversation about music, self-love, and why love and Bitcoin might just be on the same frequency. Ivy shares the story behind her debut EP, the making of her first-ever music video for the single WoWoWow (shot in Hong Kong after Bitcoin Asia), and how a period of profound personal loss became the spark that launched her music career. From songs inspired by Bitcoin conference cities to a Geyser Fund campaign built around physical collectors items, Ivy is building something rare: art that lives fully in the value-for-value ecosystem and speaks to everyone, Bitcoiner or not.
Chapters
00:00 Intro and welcome
01:11 The WoWoWow music video: shooting in Hong Kong
02:58 Love is the cure and why love and Bitcoin are the same frequency
03:35 How Bitcoin found Ivy and changed everything
08:44 The real answer to finding love: starting with yourself
11:04 Bitcoin and self-love as long time preference
13:04 Sound money and sound love: how do we know what is good for us?
14:51 Do you have to date a Bitcoiner?
20:15 Bitcoin cannot be your whole personality
24:34 How Ivy found Fountain and value for value before she started writing music
26:05 Losing everything at once: the personal low point that led to songwriting
27:14 Songs inspired by cities: Berlin, Amsterdam, Madeira, Prague
28:24 Song breakdown: Berlin or Left, No Time in Madeira, Follow the Wise Rabbit
30:33 Ivy plays keyboard and writes real music with no AI assistance
33:32 Beginner mindset, humility, and being a good student
36:51 Growing out of black and white thinking
37:31 Why Ivy keeps her music on Spotify and Apple: healing is for everyone
40:00 The Geyser Fund campaign: EP, pin collection, and CD
41:32 What love is the cure looks like as something you can hold
43:34 Geyser is all or nothing: how to support before the campaign closes
45:29 True fan relationships in the value-for-value ecosystem
48:23 Dream concert lineup: performing with friends in the Bitcoin music space
49:29 Why Ivy spends more time on Nostr than Twitter now
52:07 The team and collaborators behind Ivy Lumi
53:27 What happens when a mainstream artist comes out as a Bitcoiner?
54:05 YouTube censorship and why creators are still playing the legacy platform game
55:05 What must we do to ensure Nostr cannot fail?
57:45 How Geyser posts to Nostr and why that matters
59:40 Dreaming of a Bitcoin music festival
01:00:03 Culture is more base layer than money and love is the spark
About Ivy Lumi
Ivy Lumi is a musician and Bitcoiner based in Hong Kong who has worked in the Bitcoin industry for over five years. Her debut EP Cure includes song
