Welcome to this cryptocurrency podcast with JP Thieriot, CEO of Uphold, a platform that lets users hold, spend, and instantly exchange assets like cryptocurrencies, fiat, and gold. Uphold also serves as Brave’s default wallet for holding Basic Attention Token or BAT.
The interview covers several topics, including:
- How growing up in Argentina influenced JP’s views on money and inflation
- How JP discovered Bitcoin while searching for a better way to send money internationally
- The story of Bitreserve, the original Uphold
- How regulatory friction frustrates innovation in finance
- Uphold’s commitment to transparency
- How Uphold thinks about its product roadmap, services, and business operations
- The benefits of having a gold-denominated bank account
- Managing inflationary risk
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