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Pete welcomes the founder of Bitbacker.io, Jay Jay Hales. Jay Jay saw that content creators were getting kicked off of Patreon, so he decided to start his own platform. What makes Bitbacker different is that people can donate to their favorite CCs using cryptocurrency. Jay Jay gives us insight into how the platform works and his plans for the future.
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