Bitcoin Accelerator on Mirissa Beach | James of Ârc SLP774

<p>Most Asian markets still make buying and saving Bitcoin painfully hard. James of Ârc argues the fix is not another protocol breakthrough — it is local founders shipping simple DCA and savings products market by market.</p><p>James joins me from Mirissa Beach, Sri Lanka, where Arc is partnering with Fulgur Ventures on a continuous Bitcoin accelerator. He is a former EY advisor and Playfair Capital investor who previously built with Alexander Mann (now Fulgur GP) and later sold Consequence, an early LLM-on-databases company.</p><p>The conversation covers why the program is continuous rather than a six- or twelve-week cohort, how to apply at arc.lk/Fulgur, why Sri Lanka ranks among his top-three country bets, the South Coast talent melting pot, funding DCA apps across Asia even where operators already exist, AI agents as Bitcoin users, and why Strike expanding should not scare local founders.</p><p>Timestamps:</p><p>00:00 — Intro: James of Ârc</p><p>00:35 — From Accenture to Venture Capital</p><p>02:13 — Building With Alex Singh</p><p>03:21 — Fed Up With Monkey JPEGs</p><p>05:10 — Ârc Fulgur Bitcoin Accelerator</p><p>06:35 — Continuous Program at Mirissa</p><p>07:34 — Two Paths Into Ârc Fulgur</p><p>10:13 — Why Sri Lanka?</p><p>12:02 — Top-Three Country Bet</p><p>12:23 — Whales, Leopards, Beach Hub</p><p>15:00 — South Coast Talent Melting Pot</p><p>18:36 — 34 Local Founders Already In</p><p>21:39 — Fund DCA Apps Across Asia</p><p>25:23 — AI Agents Will Use Bitcoin</p><p>28:18 — Room for Many Asian Operators</p><p>32:23 — Just Focus on Your Customer</p><p>32:39 — Apply Now</p><p>Links: </p><ul><li><p><a href="https://x.com/James_of_Arc"><u>https://x.com/James_of_Arc</u></a></p></li><li><p>https://x.com/FulgurVentures</p></li><li><p>https://arc.lk/</p></li></ul><p>Stephan Livera links:</p><ul><li><p>Follow me on X:<a href="https://twitter.com/stephanlivera"> @stephanlivera</a></p></li><li><p><a href="https://plinkhq.com/i/1415720320">Subscribe to the podcast</a></p></li><li><p><a href="https://stephanlivera.substack.com/">Subscribe to Substack</a></p></li></ul>