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Parker Lewis (Unchained Capital) on unlocking Bitcoin's potential with multisig (EP.148)

Nov 16, 2020
01:12:40

Parker Lewis, head of Business Development at Unchained Capital, and author of the Gradually then Suddenly series, joins the show. In this episode: 

  • Parker's progress in our Bitcoin fantasy league
  • Our views on how Bitcoin gives purpose
  • Bitcoin's relationship to the prospects for fiscal spending
  • How the virus may have been an excuse to extend the fragile credit system
  • Why Covid-related spending is often framed in moral, rather than economic terms
  • How Bitcoin eschews academic debates
  • Unchained's mission and current product focus
  • Why on-chain multisig is such a good blend of resilience and convenience
  • What multisig enables in terms of bitcoin applications
  • What credit in a Bitcoin economy looks like
  • Bitcoin as a corporate treasury asset and how Unchained is building for that future
  • Why Bitcoin custody is fundamentally hard
  • Parker's feelings on avowed Bitcoiner Cynthia Lummis being elected to the Senate
  • How Bitcoin aligns with American values
  • Parker's favorite piece in his Gradually then Suddenly series

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