DiscoverThe ScoopHere's how Meanwhile is trying to unleash the multitrillion dollar insurance industry onto bitcoin
Here's how Meanwhile is trying to unleash the multitrillion dollar insurance industry onto bitcoin

Here's how Meanwhile is trying to unleash the multitrillion dollar insurance industry onto bitcoin

Update: 2024-12-19
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Zachary Townsend is the co-founder and CEO of Meanwhile, a life insurance company for the crypto economy.


In this episode, Townsend and The Block's Frank Chaparro discuss Meanwhile's model of Bitcoin-denominated life insurance and the advantages of this approach vs. traditional dollar-denominated insurance policies, such as protection against inflation and the ability to borrow against the policy's value tax-free.


OUTLINE

00:00 Introduction

04:48 How Meanwhile works

10:33 Role of insurance in the Bitcoin economy

14:09 Charting new territory

16:38 Bitcoin vs dollar-denominated insurance

20:32 Approaching new customers

24:10 Zac’s background

26:23 Looking forward

30:04 Conclusion


GUEST LINKS

Zac Townsend - https://www.linkedin.com/in/zactownsend/

Zac Townsend on X - https://x.com/ztownsend

Meanwhile - https://meanwhile.bm/

Meanwhile on X - https://x.com/meanwhilelife


This episode is brought to you by our sponsor: Polkadot

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Here's how Meanwhile is trying to unleash the multitrillion dollar insurance industry onto bitcoin

Here's how Meanwhile is trying to unleash the multitrillion dollar insurance industry onto bitcoin

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