Zac Prince, Founder and CEO of BlockFi joins me in this episode to talk about the incredible benefits of Bitcoin as collateral for USD loans. We talk about the 'double whammy' of how it can be used to minimise capital gains taxes, and get an interest deduction on the use of funds. Bitcoin also makes it easier to provide global debt financing in countries whe ... Show More
Sep 16
Institutional Custody, Multisig & the War on Cash | Mike Belshe SLP773
Mike Belshe, co-founder and CEO of BitGo, walks through how institutional Bitcoin custody actually works in 2026: qualified custody, self-custody co-signing, and why BitGo still centers a 2-of-3 model after pioneering P2SH multisig in 2013.BitGo now operates as a US-regulated qua ... Show More
1h 7m
Sep 15
Trustless Swaps Across Bitcoin Layers | Walter Maffione SLP772
Walter Maffione, CEO and co-founder of KaleidoSwap, join me to explain how the project grew from an RGB Lightning DEX into a broader swap engine and LSP stack — Lightning as rails between Liquid, Arkade, Taproot Assets, Spark, and RGB — plus KaleidoSDK, desktop app, and browser E ... Show More
37m 31s
Sep 10
Bitcoiners Must Remove Single Points of Failure | Dhruv Bansal SLP771
Recent attacks exposed how even large, educated Bitcoin holders remained exposed through single-vendor setups. The core lesson is that self-custody alone does not remove single points of failure; deliberate design is required.Dhruv Bansal, co-founder and CISO of Unchained, joins ... Show More
49m 10s
Jun 2021
Earning 9% on Cash, Investing in Crypto and Trading Options with Zac Prince, BlockFi CEO
#8: Crypto expert Zac Prince, joins Chris to talk about how to earn 9% interest on cash through crypto stablecoins. They also discuss Zac’s favorite investing hacks, his crypto portfolio advice, Bitcoin, Ethereum and other different crypto tokens Zac invests in. Zac Prince (@bloc ... Show More
43m 22s
Apr 2024
BTC177: The Future of Bitcoin Borrowing and Lending w/ Max Kei (Bitcoin Podcast)
In this episode, Max Kei from Hodl Hodl and Debifi, explores the future of Bitcoin lending and borrowing. From industry insights to Debifi's innovative approach, discover the benefits of Bitcoin collateral, multisig security, and fiat loan expansion. Gain valuable perspectives on ... Show More
59m 21s
Jun 2024
Blockchain, AI and the Impacts to Decentralized Finance
<p class="MsoNormal"><strong style= "mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;">Uri Ferruccio,</strong> co-founder and CEO of Concordia, discusses the use of blockchain and AI for financial risk management and future-critical data technologies that are incubating a global, multi-asset-class ... Show More
26m 27s
Oct 2022
Bitcoin: Breaking Up Money and State
This episode is sponsored by ZenGo.
On today’s show, Will Szamosszegi, CEO and President of Sazmining, takes a look at the power dynamics driving todays problems and why the world may indeed turn to bitcoin before all this is over.
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9m 28s
Dec 2024
Ep. 632 Transfer Crypto Cross Chain for Less w/ Across
In this episode of the Crypto 101 Podcast, hosts Bryce Paul and Brendan Viehman welcome Hart Lambert, CEO of Across, to discuss the evolution of the crypto space, the transition from traditional finance (TradFi) to decentralized finance (DeFi), and the importance of interoperabil ... Show More
41m 55s