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E87: Caitlin Long on Custodia and How Banks Will Interact with Bitcoin, Stablecoins, and Lightning
The Kevin Rooke Show

E87: Caitlin Long on Custodia and How Banks Will Interact with Bitcoin, Stablecoins, and Lightning

17 Dec • 1hr 21m
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Show Notes

Caitlin Long is a Wall Street veteran, and the Founder and CEO of Custodia, a platform for digital asset banking, custody, and payments.
We had a wide-ranging conversation examining how banks might interact with Bitcoin in the future, the importance of stablecoins, Lightning adoption, and much more.
→ Custodia: https://custodiabank.com/
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Timestamps
00:00 - Intro
01:59 - Caitlin Long Intro
05:50 - How Wall Street’s Views on Bitcoin Have Evolved
13:54 - Hal Finney’s Vision for Bitcoin Banks
22:59 - Scaling Bitcoin in Layers
31:34 - Moving Bitcoin or Fiat on Lightning
44:28 - Improving Bitcoin and Fiat Infrastructure
49:28 - Banking Costs vs. Bitcoin Costs
59:32 - Can All Banks Benefit from Lightning Payments?
1:12:06 - The Lightning Round
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@blokchainboog
5,000 sats
1 Jan
great interview
@user6184286607519902
2,100 sats
18 Dec
there is so much signal in here it is great that people like Caitlin are working on these topics. greetings from your old home Zurich, next year Switzerland will rock the bitcoin banking world!
@pacificnorthwest
1,000 sats
18 Dec
Great conversation, thanks Kevin & Caitlin! Podcasts like this will help move hunanity forward to a brighter future!!
@donmcallister
500 sats
31 Jan
if ever I start to doubt the future of Bitcoin and Lightning, knowing that we have such bright (and experienced) people such as Caitlin fighting our corner, all doubts disappear.
@tonyfontana
500 sats
17 Dec
Nice interview!
@captain_stacks
210 sats
3 Feb
This approach is completely irrational. So many errors jammed together. Listen to Erik Voskuil to get a rational perspective on these issues.
@hodlhog
100 sats
18 Dec
@irfan369
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21 Dec
@yeahyeahsayer
100 sats
20 Dec
Great episode!
@ion497
100 sats
17 Dec
@hoos
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18 Dec