PLAN B Lugano Podcast - Day 2 with Jack Mallers & Chris Pavlovski | SLP698

On Day 2 of Plan B Lugano, I sat down with Jack Mallers to discuss the rapid growth in the market for bitcoin collateralized loans, and with Chris Pavlovski on freedom technology and the state of free speech in the West with Rumble.

Timestamps:

(00:00) - Intro

(00:49) - Jack Maller’s journey with Strike

(02:49) - How does Strike lending work?; Liquidation levels

(13:12) - Should people fear borrowing against their Bitcoin?

(19:22) - Does Strike rehypothecate user funds?  

(26:36) - What’s the latest with Rumble wallet? Chris Pavlovski explains…(30:01) - What is the state of free speech in the west? 

(34:08) - Leveraging AI and Rumble's partnership with Perplexity; Comet browser

(36:53) - Chris’ view on Freedom tech; Rumble Cloud

(41:07) - The importance of competition in tech

(44:05) - What’s next for Rumble? 

Links: 

• https://x.com/jackmallers 

• https://x.com/Strike 

• https://x.com/chrispavlovski 

• https://x.com/rumblevideo 

Sponsor:

• CoinKite.com (code LIVERA)

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