Maybe you saw that Brazil was taking a dangerous path to shitcoinization and they need some guidance?

DarthCoin

https://twiiit.com/lucasdcf/status/1849469349062447176

nitter

https://x.com/lucasdcf/status/1849469349062447176

) that leaving Lightning Labs was incredibly difficult, what convinced you that Vinteum was the right place to apply your full focus?

Leaving Lightning Labs was genuinely hard. I learned a lot there, worked with people I deeply respect, and it shaped how I think about Bitcoin, open source, and responsibility in this ecosystem.

What ultimately convinced me to focus full-time on Vinteum was realizing where I could have the highest marginal impact right now. In Brazil and Latin America, there’s still a huge gap between talented people who are curious about Bitcoin and the paths that exist to actually become long-term open-source contributors.

Vinteum lets me work on that layer: building infrastructure, programs, and in-person spaces that lower the barrier to entry, create real mentorship, and help new contributors stick around long enough to become independent.

I also realized that this kind of ecosystem work requires full focus. It’s slow, relational, and very hands-on. Splitting attention made it hard to do it well. Once that became clear, the decision, while emotionally difficult, was logically inevitable.

bitcoinplusplus

AMA with Lucas Ferreira - Executive Director at VInteum

btcpp

> You mentioned on Twitter (https://x.com/lucasdcf/status/1849469349062447176) that leaving Lightning Labs was incredibly difficult, what convinced you that Vinteum was the right place to apply your full focus?

Leaving Lightning Labs was genuinely hard. I learned a lot there, worked with people I deeply respect, and it shaped how I think about Bitcoin, open source, and responsibility in this ecosystem.

What ultimately convinced me to focus full-time on Vinteum was realizing where I could have the highest marginal impact right now. In Brazil and Latin America, there’s still a huge gap between talented people who are curious about Bitcoin and the paths that exist to actually become long-term open-source contributors.

Vinteum lets me work on that layer: building infrastructure, programs, and in-person spaces that lower the barrier to entry, create real mentorship, and help new contributors stick around long enough to become independent. 

I also realized that this kind of ecosystem work requires full focus. It’s slow, relational, and very hands-on. Splitting attention made it hard to do it well. Once that became clear, the decision, while emotionally difficult, was logically inevitable.