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Show Notes
<p>Haley Berkoe met with Shehzan Maredia, the founder and CEO of Lava, a self-custodial solution for borrowing against bitcoin.</p>
<p>FOLLOW:</p>
<p>Shehzan Maredia: @MarediaShehzan, <a href="https://x.com/MarediaShehzan">https://x.com/MarediaShehzan</a></p>
<p>Lava: @lava_xyz, <a href="https://x.com/lava_xyz">https://x.com/lava_xyz</a></p>
<p>Haley Berkoe: @HBerkoe, <a href="https://x.com/HBerkoe">https://x.com/HBerkoe</a></p>
<p>Presidio Bitcoin: @PresidioBitcoin, <a href="https://x.com/PresidioBitcoin">https://x.com/PresidioBitcoin</a></p>
<p>HIGHLIGHTS</p>
<p>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.</p>
<p>4:07 Lava addresses the demand from people who hold bitcoin and wish to make purchases without selling their bitcoin.</p>
<p>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.</p>
<p>8:55 Reasons for his lack of interest in the strategic bitcoin reserve.</p>
<p>9:40 Concerns regarding the interaction between stablecoins and bitcoin, and how Lava utilizes stablecoins in a unique way.</p>
<p>11:10 How individuals with different skill sets can contribute to Bitcoin.</p>
<p>11:58 Shoutout to Greg Maxwell</p>
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