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 songs written across Bitcoin conference cities including Berlin, Amsterdam, Madeira, and Prague. Her music is available on Fountain, Spotify, Apple Music, and YouTube. Her music video for Waa Waa Waa was co-created with creative director AvZero and visual collaborator Zazawowow.

https://geyser.fund/project/loveisthecure