How to keep your Bitcoin safe & Bitcoin vs Altcoins with Mahin Gupta
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In this episode, I have a conversation with Mahin Gupta, founder of Lmnl, a digital asset custody company and ex founder of India's first crypto exchange, Zebpay. We discussed Bitcoin vs altcoins, the FTX contagion, the risks of investing in Bitcoin and more.
Chapters
00:00 Introduction
04:20 Is history going to repeat itself in bitcoin's price
05:35 Price predictions
08:18 Among the first few people in bitcoin
09:43 Lessons from FTX contagion
10:53 Lesson 1 - Not your keys, not your coins
12:55 Can you use Binance for custody
13:20 When should you use a custodian
15:36 Lesson 2 - Don't trust anyone
15:45 Lesson 3 - New technologies are volatile
18:55 Infrastructure inversion
20:21 Your background
21:08 Bitcoin vs altcoins
24:12 DeFi, NFTs and Ethereum
24:52 Bitcoin vs altcoins as an investment (not financial advice)
26:15 Why is bitcoin risky
29:39 Are you comfortable investing in bitcoin
30:34 Regulatory risks
32:15 What is Lmnl
34:09 Lmnl's target audience
37:27 Are you regulated
38:47 How is Lmnl better than others
39:14 Making Lmnl easy for clients
42:19 Funding by famous VCs
44:09 How are your VCs reacting to the bear market
45:43 Who are your existing customers
46:33 Future plans
48:54 Geeking on halving and game theory
50:34 No panic calls in this bear market
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