How Safe Is My Crypto Yield? with Zac Prince (CEO, BlockFi) and Matt Ballensweig (Genesis)

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How Safe Is My Crypto Yield? with Zac Prince (CEO, BlockFi) and Matt Ballensweig (Genesis)

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Zac Prince, Matthew Ballensweig, Kevin Rose

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May 11, 2021

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Maybe there's less juice to be squeezed at this point and a lot of the ROI [associated with] buying Bitcoin has been squeezed, but I do think there's still a pretty good amount of growth left there.

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Matt Ballensweig Is Bullish on Bitcoin as an Inflation Hedge

The rewards rate [for BlockFi's credit card] is a flat 1.5% back in Bitcoin on every purchase ... It's 1.5% cash back, initially, on every transaction. We automatically convert that into Bitcoin.

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BlockFi Is Launching a Bitcoin Rewards Credit Card

Intros & Ads

Kevin Rose Intro

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The Three Ways to Earn Interest on Your Crypto Holdings

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Kevin Introduces Zac Prince & Matt Ballensweig

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Kevin Introduces Zac Prince

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Zac Prince Founded BlockFi After Failing to Get a Loan for an Investment Property

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Founded in 2017, BlockFi Allows Users to Earn Interest on Crypto

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BlockFi Is in the Business of Fraud, Cybersecurity, & Financial Risk Management

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CEO Zac Prince Explains BlockFi's Lending Activities

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BlockFi's Balance Sheet Is Their Lending Insurance

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BlockFi Doesn't Use Assets for Yield Farming

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BlockFi Uses Three Custodians: Gemini, Fidelity, & BitGo

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BlockFi Is Launching a Bitcoin Rewards Credit Card

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BlockFi's Credit Card Registers Bitcoin Rewards Purchases Monthly for Tax Purposes

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BlockFi Partnered With TaxBit & Is Launching a Tax Loss Harvesting Feature

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BlockFi Has 600+ Employees, Most of Which Joined During COVID-19

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Kevin Rose Was Shocked When BlockFi Sent Him a Tax Form

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Kevin Rose Introduces Matt Ballensweig

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Genesis Is One of the Largest Institutional Lenders in Crypto

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Despite Being a Massive Crypto Company, Genesis Stays Under the Radar

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Genesis Is the Liquidity Provider for Square

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Genesis Helps Gemini Users Earn Interest on Crypto

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How Genesis Underwrites Risk When Lending Crypto to Institutional Borrowers

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Genesis, a Crypto Lending Platform, Splits Borrowers Into Three Buckets

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Through Foundry Digital, Genesis Finances North American Crypto Mining Firms

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Genesis Doesn't Deploy Capital Into Smart Contracts

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Genesis Settles Their Interest Bill With Gemini Monthly

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Matt Ballensweig Is Bullish on Serum & Solana

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Matt Ballensweig & Kevin Rose Rave About Sushi Swap

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Matt Ballensweig Is Bullish on Bitcoin as an Inflation Hedge

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Matt & Kevin Rose Outro

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How BlockFi's Interest Rates on BTC & Stable Coins Compare With Gemini's

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Kevin Rose Outro

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Transcripts

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Clips

Kevin Rose Intro

The Three Ways to Earn Interest on Your Crypto Holdings

Kevin Introduces Zac Prince & Matt Ballensweig

Kevin Introduces Zac Prince

Zac Prince Founded BlockFi After Failing to Get a Loan for an Investment Property

Founded in 2017, BlockFi Allows Users to Earn Interest on Crypto

BlockFi Is in the Business of Fraud, Cybersecurity, & Financial Risk Management

CEO Zac Prince Explains BlockFi's Lending Activities

BlockFi's Balance Sheet Is Their Lending Insurance

BlockFi Doesn't Use Assets for Yield Farming

BlockFi Uses Three Custodians: Gemini, Fidelity, & BitGo

BlockFi Is Launching a Bitcoin Rewards Credit Card

BlockFi's Credit Card Registers Bitcoin Rewards Purchases Monthly for Tax Purposes

BlockFi Partnered With TaxBit & Is Launching a Tax Loss Harvesting Feature

BlockFi Has 600+ Employees, Most of Which Joined During COVID-19

Kevin Rose Was Shocked When BlockFi Sent Him a Tax Form

Kevin Rose Introduces Matt Ballensweig

Genesis Is One of the Largest Institutional Lenders in Crypto

Despite Being a Massive Crypto Company, Genesis Stays Under the Radar

Genesis Is the Liquidity Provider for Square

Genesis Helps Gemini Users Earn Interest on Crypto

How Genesis Underwrites Risk When Lending Crypto to Institutional Borrowers

Genesis, a Crypto Lending Platform, Splits Borrowers Into Three Buckets

Through Foundry Digital, Genesis Finances North American Crypto Mining Firms

Genesis Doesn't Deploy Capital Into Smart Contracts

Genesis Settles Their Interest Bill With Gemini Monthly

Matt Ballensweig Is Bullish on Serum & Solana

Matt Ballensweig & Kevin Rose Rave About Sushi Swap

Matt Ballensweig Is Bullish on Bitcoin as an Inflation Hedge

Matt & Kevin Rose Outro

How BlockFi's Interest Rates on BTC & Stable Coins Compare With Gemini's

Kevin Rose Outro

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Kevin Rose Intro

Kevin Rose Intro

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Kevin Rose Intro

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