{"version":"1.0","type":"rich","provider_name":"Acast","provider_url":"https://acast.com","height":250,"width":700,"html":"<iframe src=\"https://embed.acast.com/$/62822c55f7114f0012f2582a/6a102f5b2912aeb1d093a9fd?\" frameBorder=\"0\" width=\"700\" height=\"250\"></iframe>","title":"Stephen Stonberg, Tabit: Bitcoin on the Balance Sheet ","thumbnail_width":200,"thumbnail_height":200,"thumbnail_url":"https://open-images.acast.com/shows/62822c55f7114f0012f2582a/1779445466839-5af24fe8-0ac6-473a-8d2a-5b737ef128e3.jpeg?height=200","description":"<p>This week, host Dan Briselden sits down with <strong>Stephen Stonberg</strong>, CEO &amp; co-founder of <strong>Tabit Insurance</strong> — a company bridging the world of Bitcoin and the balance sheet of a regulated insurer.</p><p><br></p><p>Stephen shares how Tabit is using centuries-old Lombard lending principles to do something genuinely new: bringing Bitcoin onto an insurance balance sheet — dollarising it, holding it securely, and opening up a fresh source of capital for an industry that's long relied on the same investor pool.</p><p><br></p><p>In this episode, you'll hear Stephen's take on:</p><p><br></p><ul><li>Why Barbados is a top-10 global captive domicile and why that matters for crypto</li><li>The tax problem that stops Bitcoin holders from generating yield and how insurance solves it</li><li>Why the insurance industry is the hardest audience to convince (harder than capital markets)</li><li>How AI is already reshaping how Tabit thinks about distribution and staffing</li><li>The new insurance lines that don't yet exist and who's going to build them</li></ul><p><br></p><p><em>\"The insurance industry needs new capital. Bitcoin holders need yield. It's not rocket science — you just need all the right ingredients.\"</em> — Stephen Stonberg</p><p><br></p><p>Whether you're in reinsurance, capital markets or just watching the crypto-insurance space evolve, this is a conversation worth your time.</p>","author_name":"Alex Bond"}