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Bitcoin ETF: Freedom or dystopia? Talking crypto with Jack Jia, Head of Crypto at Unlimit
This week I’m talking all things crypto with the very excellent Jack Jia, Head of Crypto at Unlimit.
Jack has been working in the crypto space for the last 10 years. He was first employee at Wyre, a first generation fiat onramp that helped wallet users to onboard fiat into crypto. He also had a stint at Consensys leading GTM for Metamask Institution and as Head of BD for Infura. He now returns to payments as Head of Crypto at an establsiehd payment comapny in Unlimit.com
00:00 - Intro
00:50 - DoNotAge.org ad
01:30 - Intro to Jack Jia & background on Cryptocurrency
04:45 - Crypto as a reaction to inflation
06:45 - Intro to Bitcoin ETF & traditional finance
11:15 - Impact of ETFs on Bitcoin’s deflationary nature
13:00 - Perception of gold vs BItcoin
17:00 - Bringing crypto under government control
18:00 - Geopolitical implications of crypto
21:00 - China’s role in global reserve currencies
27:00 - Bitcoin halving and price cycles
30:00 - Bitcoin economics
34:00 - Staking Ethereum & earning
38:00 - Reframing value in the digital world
40:00 - Governments, inflation and taxation
44:00 - NFTs and cultural memes
49:00 - Assessing the credibility of altcoins
55:00 - The people of Yap
56:00 - Understanding what kind of a buyer you are
01:00:00 - Unlimit
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