Bitcoin Lighthouse

In this episode, we're joined by Viram Shah, the Co-Founder and CEO of Vested Finance, a platform that has been instrumental in helping Indians invest in the US stock markets. Today, we're exploring a hot topic in the crypto world - the recently listed spot Bitcoin ETFs. Can Indians invest in these financial instruments? Viram brings his expertise to shed light on this question and discuss the potential benefits and challenges for Indian investors. Tune in as we navigate the complexities of Bitcoin ETFs and their accessibility for the Indian market.

Chapters

00:00: Introduction

00:49 About Vested Finance

02:25 Can Indians invest in US Bitcoin ETFs

03:18 Brokerage platforms refusing investments to Indians

04:22 Process to invest in Bitcoin ETFs

06:37 Indian banks refusing to remit money

07:52 Risks to your platform for allowing Bitcoin ETFs

10:14 Taxes in case of investing in Bitcoin ETFs vs buying bitcoin

11:03 Exchange rate issues to consider

12:42 How to get the LRS money back

13:36 When does a tax event occur

15:00 Available for Indians or NRIs

16:07 Other brokerage platforms

16:35 What's your take on bitcoin

18:20 Other products and services by Vested

20:57 Contact details

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In this episode, I have a conversation with Adrian Chng, founder of Fintonia Group, the only bitcoin fund registered in Dubai and Singapore. Adrian shares insights on the Fintonia Bitcoin Physical Fund, which offers a safe and secure way to invest in Bitcoin, as well as the Enhanced Yield Fund, which invests in US Treasuries and offers a higher return while keeping risk manageable. Adrian also discusses the performance of the Bitcoin Physical Fund, the benefits of dollar-cost averaging, and the psychology of investors. He also shares his views on the future of Bitcoin and how Fintonia is bridging the gap between the crypto ecosystem and traditional finance and regulation. Chapters 00:00 Introduction 00:33 Exploring the Future of Bitcoin With Adrian 04:34 Bitcoin Is the Best Store of Value 10:06 Should You Include Bitcoin in Your Portfolio? 14:49 Banking relationships 17:47 Fintonia Capital's Bitcoin Physical Fund and Enhanced Yield Fund 26:25 Singapore-based Bitcoin Fund 27:30 Have Wealth Managers Started Talking About Bitcoin? 28:55 GreyScale Bitcoin Trust 31:46 Have We Reached a Neutral Point on Bitcoin? 34:33 Have you attended any bitcoin-related events? 35:58 In the Elevator With Bitcoin and Crypto 36:53 Fintonia for YPO If you want to learn about bitcoin or ask us questions, sign up for free at https://www.21towers.com. WhatsApp: https://chat.whatsapp.com/CJxWYfYoPxSBW64PbeUlss Telegram: https://t.me/btc21towers 21Towers Podcast: YouTube: https://youtube.com/playlist?list=PLBnIgIKJjojCojJveevdjMWTRfkvsJ94t Apple Podcast: https://podcasts.apple.com/sg/podcast/21towers/id1560959546 Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/6X2WkOg74tVQLo0C182aNv Social Media: Twitter: https://twitter.com/21towersbitcoin

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In this episode, I have a conversation with Mauricio, co-founder of Ledn, the last crypto lending platform standing. In the podcast, Mauricio tells the painful story of how his family had to deal with hyperinflation in Venezuela and leave the country and how he stumbled upon bitcoin. He talks about the inspiration to start Ledn and all the products that Ledn offers. He also talks about how Ledn survived in spite of the failure of all the other lending platforms in the last few months. Chapters 00:00 Introduction 01:05 Your background and how you got into Bitcoin 15:31 Hyperinflation in Venezuela 24:21 Ledn's lending and borrowing platform 28:36 Does your Proof of Reserves include liabilities 30:56 What do you mean by 'not all lending platforms are created equal' 32:41 Are you going to add Ether 35:16 What products does Ledn offer 37:07 Do you recommend depositing bitcoin to earn yield 42:25 Ledn's Loan product 47:22 Ledn's Trade product 51:14 Is there more risk when you get a lower interest rate loan 53:01 What did you do to be the last crypto lender standing 58:02 Your comments on the USDC depeg 01:00:09 Your comments on the banking crisis 01:02:12 How can people find you and find Ledn If you want to learn about bitcoin or ask us questions, sign up for free at https://www.21towers.com. WhatsApp: https://chat.whatsapp.com/CJxWYfYoPxSBW64PbeUlss Telegram: https://t.me/btc21towers 21Towers Podcast: YouTube: https://youtube.com/playlist?list=PLBnIgIKJjojCojJveevdjMWTRfkvsJ94t Apple Podcast: https://podcasts.apple.com/sg/podcast/21towers/id1560959546 Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/6X2WkOg74tVQLo0C182aNv Social Media: Twitter: https://twitter.com/21towersbitcoin

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In this episode, I have a conversation with Mauricio, co-founder of Ledn, the last crypto lending platform standing. In the podcast, Mauricio tells the painful story of how his family had to deal with hyperinflation in Venezuela and leave the country and how he stumbled upon bitcoin. He talks about the inspiration to start Ledn and all the products that Ledn offers. He also talks about how Ledn survived in spite of the failure of all the other lending platforms in the last few months. Chapters 00:00 Introduction 01:05 Your background and how you got into Bitcoin 15:31 Hyperinflation in Venezuela 24:21 Ledn's lending and borrowing platform 28:36 Does your Proof of Reserves include liabilities 30:56 What do you mean by 'not all lending platforms are created equal' 32:41 Are you going to add Ether 35:16 What products does Ledn offer 37:07 Do you recommend depositing bitcoin to earn yield 42:25 Ledn's Loan product 47:22 Ledn's Trade product 51:14 Is there more risk when you get a lower interest rate loan 53:01 What did you do to be the last crypto lender standing 58:02 Your comments on the USDC depeg 01:00:09 Your comments on the banking crisis 01:02:12 How can people find you and find Ledn If you want to learn about bitcoin or ask us questions, sign up for free at https://www.21towers.com. WhatsApp: https://chat.whatsapp.com/CJxWYfYoPxSBW64PbeUlss Telegram: https://t.me/btc21towers 21Towers Podcast: YouTube: https://youtube.com/playlist?list=PLBnIgIKJjojCojJveevdjMWTRfkvsJ94t Apple Podcast: https://podcasts.apple.com/sg/podcast/21towers/id1560959546 Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/6X2WkOg74tVQLo0C182aNv Social Media: Twitter: https://twitter.com/21towersbitcoin

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In this episode, I have a conversation with Roger, founder of CryptoLock.ai, a membership program that allows you to save up to 90% of the compliance and recovery expenses in the event  of a crypto breach.

Chapters

00:00 Introduction

00:07 Your background

08:12 Has China lost a massive opportunity by banning bitcoin

12:35 Bitcoin vs altcoins

15:02 Whats the problem your clients are trying to solve

22:45 Is there a motivation for people to sign up for CryptoLock

29:04 Who are your typical customers

32:45 How does crypto recovery work

45:10 What percent of crypto breaches are you able to recover

46:08 What are the chances of recovery

48:45 CryptoLock website

52:51 What do you think about the bitcoin price

54:09 Do you feel all the leverage is cleared out

55:27 How can people find you and CryptoLock

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In this episode, I have a conversation with Adi Shakara founder of Summer of Bitcoin, a global, online summer internship program focused on introducing university students to bitcoin open-source development and design.

Chapters

00:00 Introduction

00:13 Why faceless online

01:48 Why are you paranoid about social media

03:51 Your background

04:27 What is bitcoin

09:45 Resources to learn about bitcoin

14:07 Your current project - Summer of Bitcoin

16:54 What do you do in Blockstream

19:49 What is lightning network

22:09 What is Blockstream doing in Lightning Network

23:04 What is Summer of Bitcoin

28:05 Who can apply

33:06 Which companies are sponsoring Summer of Bitcoin

34:31 What do you think of open source development

37:32 State of bitcoin in India

41:43 How can people find you and Summer of Bitcoin

Links from the show:

- https://medium.com/john-pfeffer/an-institutional-investors-take-on-cryptoassets-690421158904

- https://learn.saylor.org/course/PRDV151

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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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Chapters

00:00 Introduction

00:08 Summary

00:40 Bitcoin Halving Price Narrative Dead? 

06:55 Fidelity Digital Assets Report Summary of Bitcoin Adoption

09:13 Pantera's assessment - no major tech stock outperformed Bitcoin

10:42 Mixed Signals on where Bitcoin goes next 

12:09 Argentina and Brazil's de-dollarization move 

13:35 Nexo settles with SEC by paying fine and closing Earn product

14:14 BlockFi Mistakenly Reveals Its $1.2B FTX Exposure

15:34 Binance processed millions for 'money laundering engine' Bitzlato

17:10 Importance of Self Custody 

18:51 Silvergate Capital reports net loss of $1 billion for the fourth quarter 

19:58 French senators vote to ease crypto licensing regulation

20:44 El Salvador paid 800 million dollars plus interest

21:37 New Hampshire exploring Bitcoin Mining after Texas

22:21 Nuclear-powered Bitcoin mining farm to open in Pennsylvania

23:05 Blockstream raises $125 million to boost mining operations

Related podcasts referred from this show:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jDxqiqZfO8E

Links from this show:

https://ecoinometrics.substack.com/p/ecoinometrics-is-the-bitcoin-halving

https://news.bitcoin.com/report-crypto-adoption-hits-new-milestones-global-crypto-owners-reached-425-million-in-2022/

https://www.fidelitydigitalassets.com/sites/default/files/documents/1068419.1.0%20Fidelity%20Digital%20Assets%20-%202023%20Look%20Ahead%20-%20Retrospective%20-%2001.24.pdf

https://panteracapital.com/blockchain-letter/the-year-ahead/

https://insights.glassnode.com/the-week-onchain-week-04-2023/

https://www.economist.com/finance-and-economics/2023/01/26/argentina-and-brazil-propose-a-bizarre-common-currency

https://www.coindesk.com/policy/2023/01/19/crypto-lender-nexo-to-pay-45m-cease-offering-eip-in-settlement-with-sec/

https://www.reuters.com/business/finance/silvergate-capital-reports-net-loss-1-billion-fourth-quarter-2023-01-17/

https://unchainedpodcast.com/blockfi-mistakenly-reveals-its-1-2b-ftx-exposure/

https://markets.businessinsider.com/news/currencies/binance-bitzlato-crypto-crime-russia-money-laundering-doj-2023-1

https://www.reuters.com/business/finance/silvergate-capital-reports-net-loss-1-billion-fourth-quarter-2023-01-17/

https://www.econotimes.com/Cryptocurrency-Binance-admits-mixing-customer-funds-with-collateral-tokens-by-mistake-1649492

https://www.reuters.com/business/finance/silvergate-capital-reports-net-loss-1-billion-fourth-quarter-2023-01-17/

https://www.theblock.co/post/205237/french-senators-vote-to-ease-crypto-licensing-regulation

https://twitter.com/nayibbukele/status/1617700039534731264

https://twitter.com/BitcoinMagazine/status/1616158010593935360

https://twitter.com/BitcoinNewsCom/status/1617675075637112833

https://www.btctimes.com/news/blockstream-raises-125m-to-boost-mining-operations

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Chapters

00:00 Introduction

00:06 Summary

01:13 Economic Cycles 

02:30 Bitcoin price & Mayer multiple

11:11 Anthony Scaramucci predicts Bitcoin going $50k in a year  

11:57 Dedollarization - Dollar index, Saudi-China alliance and Gold backed sovereign currencies

15:20 Crypto contagion taking down Silvergate, Crypto.com, FTX, DCG, Genesis, Coindesk and Bitzlato? 

21:59 Bitcoin adoption in Texas and El Salvador

Links from this show:

https://www.amazon.com/Most-Important-Thing-Uncommon-Thoughtful/dp/151138347X

https://www.notion.so/21towers/Mayer-Multiple-and-buy-sell-strategy-18e4beac6b07470eb3dbc994bcd454b3

https://www.themarketsunplugged.com/indicator-series-the-mayer-multiple/

https://buybitcoinworldwide.com/stats/mayer-bands/

https://bitcoinition.com/charts/mayer-multiple/

https://ecoinometrics.substack.com/p/ecoinometrics-buy-or-pass

https://insights.glassnode.com/the-week-onchain-week-3-2023/

https://markets.businessinsider.com/news/currencies/crypto-bitcoin-price-outlook-anthony-scaramucci-ethereum-market-rally-ftx-2023-1

https://twitter.com/txmctrades/status/1613911701195481088

https://tftc.io/martys-bent/issue-1303-the-saudis-are-looking-to-diversify/

https://twitter.com/nikhilkamathcio/status/1614986501657612289

https://twitter.com/dondion35974931/status/1613865737294159872

https://www.prnewswire.com/news-releases/ftx-debtors-provide-additional-information-to-customers-and-other-stakeholders-301723770.html

https://www.coindesk.com/business/2023/01/17/crypto-conglomerate-dcg-suspends-dividends-amid-distress-at-genesis-unit/

https://www.cnbc.com/2023/01/18/coindesk-engages-lazard-to-explore-sale-as-dcg-crisis-grows.html

https://www.justice.gov/usao-edny/pr/founder-and-majority-owner-bitzlato-cryptocurrency-exchange-charged-unlicensed-money

https://viewemail.nydig.com/conventional-wisdom

https://twitter.com/DocumentingBTC/status/1615739143111196673

https://twitter.com/bitcoinmagazine/status/1613565748244365312

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wPmCALIrswI

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Chapters

00:00 Introduction

00:09 Summary

01:38 NYDIG 2022 Review and Look Ahead

06:18 Bitcoin price & Mayer multiple

08:56 Glassnode predicts Bitcoin going up

12:30 Is weakning dollar causing Bitcoin to gain strength?

16:57 FED, SEC and AG going hard on crypto mess (We cover DCG, Gemini, Huobi & Binance)

27:07 Bank run on Silvergate Capital

31:13 Marathon Miner consolidating Bitcoins and paying off Silvergate loans

34:09 $3.8B has moved out from India in a year since the introduction of Tax

36:48 El Salvador launches a bond to fund Bitcoin adoption & mining in the country

Links from this show:

https://viewemail.nydig.com/2022-review-and-look-ahead?ecid=ACsprvsmMMHtjx-_dUTe_6f1qEaQvyKR6n9W0eHBx8ayjzRU7Zvv-5SVCkqVvWzcu5_Xd8YCRUgN&_hsenc=p2ANqtz--bIOMdooru5OOFcXTiLDvI7992Q9C1GhrV43Qq_Iw96YKldTdmMLNB3d1699zobr8bUtjZXSG-6zZc5XhUOsnQi_N7uwhttps://buybitcoinworldwide.com/stats/mayermultiple/https://twitter.com/excellion/status/1613408614638813185

https://ycharts.com/companies/GBTC/discount_or_premium_to_navhttps://insights.glassnode.com/the-week-onchain-week-2-2023/https://www.channelnewsasia.com/business/dollar-7-month-low-vs-euro-slower-fed-rate-hike-expectations-3191881https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2023-01-07/crypto-empire-dcg-faces-us-investigation-over-internal-transfershttps://twitter.com/dylanleclair_/status/1613667119157186563

https://www.straitstimes.com/business/celsius-founder-alex-mashinsky-sued-for-crypto-fraud-by-new-york-attorney-general

https://www.coindesk.com/markets/2023/01/06/huobi-exchange-token-down-11-on-reports-of-layoffs-internal-strife-at-company/

https://u.today/crypto-giant-binance-bleeding-assets-reporthttps://cryptopotato.com/sec-objects-to-binance-us-buying-voyager-digital-for-1-billion/

https://www.channelnewsasia.com/business/silvergate-capital-shares-sink-crypto-related-deposits-plunge-8-billion-3185181

https://www.reuters.com/markets/woods-ark-invest-nearly-liquidates-silvergate-capital-position-2023-01-06/

https://www.coindesk.com/business/2023/01/05/bitcoin-miner-marathon-digital-pays-off-silvergate-revolving-credit/https://www.coindesk.com/policy/2023/01/04/indians-moved-over-38b-to-foreign-exchanges-since-crypto-tax-rules-research-study/

https://www.investopedia.com/el-salvador-bitcoin-bond-7094463

Related podcasts referred from this show:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=20iEEFqU6uo&list=PLBnIgIKJjojCojJveevdjMWTRfkvsJ94t&index=16

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