21 in 21: Shehzan Maredia

Haley Berkoe met with Shehzan Maredia, the founder and CEO of Lava, a self-custodial solution for borrowing against bitcoin.

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HIGHLIGHTS

2:16 Before bitcoin can be seen as a spending asset, it needs to be adopted as a savings asset. Right now, bitcoin is in the phase of being adopted as a store of value.

4:07 Lava addresses the demand from people who hold bitcoin and wish to make purchases without selling their bitcoin.

5:40 To mitigate the risk of bitcoin failing, we should ensure that Bitcoin Core is a reliable codebase, that enough people are running nodes, address centralization in mining, and provide accessible ways to acquire bitcoin.

8:55 Reasons for his lack of interest in the strategic bitcoin reserve.

9:40 Concerns regarding the interaction between stablecoins and bitcoin, and how Lava utilizes stablecoins in a unique way.

11:10 How individuals with different skill sets can contribute to Bitcoin.

11:58 Shoutout to Greg Maxwell

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