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Meltem Demirors, chief strategy officer at CoinShares, is passionate about cryptocurrency, financial technology, and civil rights - and she wants to share her knowledge as well as her enthusiasm with the world. In 2019, she testified before the House Financial Services Committee for a hearing on Facebook's proposed digital currency project, Libra. Demirors has appeared on Bloomberg, CNBC, CoinDesk, and the MIT Technology Review - now, she joins us to discuss privacy, mining, and regulation - and of course, Facebook's Libra.\nTopics:\n00:59 What's your favorite altcoin?01:55 What are you and CoinShares' current goals?3:37 What is the value of bitcoin as an asset class?\xa007:35 How is the value of bitcoin as an asset class different from other digital assets?12:39\xa0 Since the majority of the bitcoin network's hash rate comes from machines concentrated in China, what are the chances this will cause problems down the line?16:53\xa0 Is the frustration felt by many in the crypto/blockchain space regarding regulation warranted, or is the current\xa021:46 Do you think stablecoins or cryptocurrencies like bitcoin are more likely to play a significant role in the future of finance?22:25 Do you think Libra pushed institutions like the Fed to consider the potential applications of stablecoins more seriously?25:42 Why do you think people keep calling Libra a "cryptocurrency?"\xa028:57 At this point, what do you think Libra has to do to make regulators happy?