# 21 in 21: Andi Pitt on Bitcoin Venture, AI, and Cognitive Sovereignty Page: https://stenobird.com/podcast/21-in-21-7274084/21-in-21-andi-pitt-on-bitcoin-venture-ai-and-cognitive-sovereignty Text version: https://stenobird.com/podcast/21-in-21-7274084/21-in-21-andi-pitt-on-bitcoin-venture-ai-and-cognitive-sovereignty.md Podcast: [21 in 21](https://stenobird.com/podcast/21-in-21-7274084) Published: 2026-03-17T13:00:25+00:00 Episode link: https://feeds.fountain.fm/225QxxaXdKbEEjEXSha3/items/NFmEBtLiq4ZFQs5T0BSI/files/AUDIO---DEFAULT---8c91f228-955d-4c26-8296-6a0a01005a61.mp3 Audio file: https://feeds.fountain.fm/225QxxaXdKbEEjEXSha3/items/NFmEBtLiq4ZFQs5T0BSI/files/AUDIO---DEFAULT---8c91f228-955d-4c26-8296-6a0a01005a61.mp3 Processing state: not_requested JSON: https://stenobird.com/v1/public/podcasts/21-in-21-7274084/episodes/21-in-21-andi-pitt-on-bitcoin-venture-ai-and-cognitive-sovereignty Duration seconds: 1447 ## Resource Andi Pitt of Ego Death Capital joined me on 21 in 21 to talk about the rise of new startups in the bitcoin ecosystem, how the funding landscape has changed, and the growing intersection of bitcoin and AI. She also shares what she looks for in founders and offers advice for launching a startup. Beyond venture, Andi discusses her recent research into mind control and cognitive sovereignty. Note: We recorded this while Andi was in town last November for the HRF AI for Individual Rights Summit. https://x.com/1andipitt https://egodeath.capital/ https://clyrapassages.substack.com/ ## Actions - request_transcript: `POST https://stenobird.com/v1/public/podcasts/21-in-21-7274084/episodes/21-in-21-andi-pitt-on-bitcoin-venture-ai-and-cognitive-sovereignty/transcription-requests` — Idempotently request low-priority transcript generation for this episode. - read_markdown: `GET https://stenobird.com/podcast/21-in-21-7274084/21-in-21-andi-pitt-on-bitcoin-venture-ai-and-cognitive-sovereignty.md` — Read the agent-friendly Markdown representation of this episode resource. A page view does not enqueue transcription. Agents should invoke `request_transcript` explicitly when they need this episode processed. ## Transcript Full transcripts are not published on public pages unless there is a clear rights basis.