Quantus Podcast: How Block Chains are Public
In this debut episode it’s just us — Christopher Smith and Joe Mattia — kicking things off with raw thoughts, real talk, and a few unfiltered tangents you definitely didn’t ask for… but might just love.
We dive into Chris’s early life, his obsession with math and music, how he shifted from piano to topology, how he stumbled into tech by walking into the wrong office, and how discovering Bitcoin changed the entire trajectory of his career.
This episode sets the tone for everything to come: curiosity, clarity, and conversations that push the boundaries of culture, technology, and human freedom.
Follow the Guests
Christopher Smith
https://x.com/YuviLightman
Joe Mattia
https://x.com/JoeMattia
Quantus Network
https://www.quantus.com/
https://t.me/quantusnetwork
https://linktr.ee/quantusnetwork
⏱️ Chapters
- 00:00 – Welcome & Chris’s early life: math, music & learning fast
- 02:00 – From piano to topology: discovering the beauty of mathematics
- 04:00 – Switching paths: music school → computer science
- 06:00 – First tech job & speeding up Samsung phones
- 08:00 – Discovering Bitcoin & reading the whitepaper
- 10:00 – “What is money?” and the shock of quantitative easing
- 12:00 – Why Bitcoin matters: scarcity, trustlessness & public ledgers
- 14:00 – Custody, hacks & protecting your crypto
- 16:00 – Privacy, open source & the myth of surveillance safety
- 18:00 – Block #0, responsibility & why inflation is theft
