Whether you’re new to Bitcoin or a long-time investor, this is conversation you don’t want to miss about Bitcoin-backed loans and how corruption destroys countries. Thank you Mauricio Di Bartolomeo and Ledn for a fascinating discussion - it easily just made the top 5 interviews of the year for me. Timecodes: 00:00 What is Ledn? And what are Bitcoin-backed loans? 2:55 Rates vs traditional debt; cost of capital 6:00 Gemini Bitcoin Credit Card | Bitwise | Ledn Bitcoin-backed Loans 7:37 Why demand for BTC loans is rising 12:10 How Ledn loans work 17:49 Loan-to-value (LTV) 19:56 Speed Wallet | Bitkey | The Bitcoin Way | Genius Academy 21:46 Global loans starting at $500 26:32 30-year Bitcoin mortgage? STRC and Bitcoin yield 29:25 Mauricio’s Venezuela origin story 39:17 UAE vs Venezuela: why corruption kills oil wealth 41:36 US & Europe “live in a fantasy world” 43:54 Mauricio's vision: $1T bitcoin-credit market, global parity