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Nathan Lands is a technology and gaming entrepreneur who coined the term "Gamify" and created Gamification.org, which was sold to Badgeville.
He has built several technology companies including GameStreamer, which raised over $10 million. He focuses on building software to bring Bitcoin to mainstream adoption.
1Interview
2014First on the show
Oct 2014Latest appearance
10 minOn camera
10:29
Latest interview · Oct 19, 2014Nathan Lands on building Bitcoin software through QuickCoinWatch the episode →
Key points
- QuickCoin launched a Facebook-integrated Bitcoin wallet that processed over 150,000 in transactions within its first 10 days despite community skepticism.
- Nathan Lands argues Bitcoin adoption is hindered by excessive speculation and lack of innovative use cases that offer advantages over traditional cash.
- QuickCoin plans to expand beyond Facebook to Twitter and proprietary login systems while maintaining user identity and security independent of social platforms.
- The company has assembled ten advisors including executives from Kabam and Riot Games, and the creator of Guitar Hero, to guide long-term Bitcoin gaming integration.
- Lands contends Bitcoin's value lies in social sharing and accessibility rather than anonymity, positioning ease of use as key to mainstream adoption.
In their own words
“We launched it about three months ago and when we launched it we had over 150,000 was sent the first 10 days using the Facebook API.”
