Obi Nwosu (Fedi) on Second-Party Custody with Fedimint (EP.344)

Obi Nwosu, CEO and Founder of Fedi joins the show to cover a new model for shared Bitcoin custody in Fedimint. In this episode:  Obi's experience with Coinfloor and how that informed his views on custody Why third party custody with Proof of Reserves isn't sufficient Why 'credible centralized' custody shouldn't be the default Why state level attacks on custodians are ramping up Obi's early prediction that Nigeria would be the heartland of Bitcoin adoption Why messaging apps are actually the most popular p2p exchanges worldwide The history and origins of Chaumian Mints How the enabling pieces of Fedimint all came together over time The relationship between federated custody and microfinance How Fedimint is analogous to Free Banking Does Fedimint satisfy Hal Finney's vision for Bitcoin banks? How Fedimint compares to first party custody How Obi expects regulators to react to Fedimint Learn more about Fedi and Fedimint.