Published: Aug. 29, 2022, 10 a.m.
Obi Nwosu, CEO and Founder of Fedi joins the show to cover a new model for shared Bitcoin custody in Fedimint. In this episode:\xa0
- Obi\u2019s experience with Coinfloor and how that informed his views on custody
- Why third party custody with Proof of Reserves isn\u2019t sufficient
- Why \u2018credible centralized\u2019 custody shouldn\u2019t be the default
- Why state level attacks on custodians are ramping up
- Obi\u2019s early prediction that Nigeria would be the heartland of Bitcoin adoption
- Why messaging apps are actually the most popular p2p exchanges worldwide
- The history and origins of Chaumian Mints
- How the enabling pieces of Fedimint all came together over time
- The relationship between federated custody and microfinance
- How Fedimint is analogous to Free Banking
- Does Fedimint satisfy Hal Finney\u2019s vision for Bitcoin banks?
- How Fedimint compares to first party custody
- How Obi expects regulators to react to Fedimint
Learn more about Fedi and Fedimint.