{"type":"rich","version":"1.0","provider_name":"Transistor","provider_url":"https://transistor.fm","author_name":"The Bitcoin Frontier","title":"Bitcoin is pristine collateral—with Jon Melton","html":"<iframe width=\"100%\" height=\"180\" frameborder=\"no\" scrolling=\"no\" seamless src=\"https://share.transistor.fm/e/5a9f9bd3\"></iframe>","width":"100%","height":180,"duration":3072,"description":"What if the future of credit markets is built on bitcoin? In this episode, we sit down with Jon Melton, Head of Lending at Unchained and a veteran of Morgan Stanley, Silvergate, and Xapo. Jon shares his journey from Wall Street to building a bitcoin-backed credit business, helping institutions safely borrow dollars against their bitcoin without losing control. We explore why bitcoin is pristine collateral, how interest rates in this market may evolve, and why re-hypothecation risk matters. Jon explains how collaborative custody transforms the borrowing experience and outlines the future of institutional credit on a bitcoin standard. We also discuss why the regulatory tide in America has turned—and what that unlocks for bitcoin’s next wave.\n\nSUPPORT THE PODCAST:\n→ Subscribe\n→ Leave a review\n→ Share the show with your friends and family\n→ Send us an email podcast@unchained.com\n→ Learn more about Unchained: https://unchained.com/?utm_source=youtube&utm_medium=video&utm_campaign=TBF-podcast-description\n→ Book a free call with a bitcoin expert: https://unchained.com/consultation?utm_source=youtube&utm_medium=video&utm_campaign=TBF-podcast-description\n→ Read Joe Burnett’s new report, Repricing the Economy in Bitcoin: https://www.unchained.com/go/repricing-the-economy-in-bitcoin?utm_campaign=strivereport&utm_medium=podcast&utm_source=tbf&utm_content=youtube\n\nTIMESTAMPS:\n0:00 - Intro\n4:45 - Conviction through doing the work\n10:07 - Managing $1.5b in bitcoin loans with zero losses\n16:08 - What Wall Street still doesn’t understand about bitcoin\n20:11 - Why bitcoin embodies American values\n26:27 - How interest rates might evolve in bitcoin lending\n30:12 - Why Unchained never rehypothecates your bitcoin\n36:22 - How big will bitcoin lending get in 10 years\n41:10 - What unlocks the next wave of bitcoin credit markets\n46:25 - The biggest risk to bitcoin\n\nWHERE TO FOLLOW US:\n→ Unchained X: https://twitter.com/unchained\n→ Unchained Linkedin:...","thumbnail_url":"https://img.transistorcdn.com/WoeHujZLSYOjeE_EY1iBuQ0tTK0I8K63kAncvwN8qto/rs:fill:0:0:1/w:400/h:400/q:60/mb:500000/aHR0cHM6Ly9pbWct/dXBsb2FkLXByb2R1/Y3Rpb24udHJhbnNp/c3Rvci5mbS83NTI2/Y2ZjZjFjN2NlZjI3/ZmQyZjc5ODQyMTc5/OTYxMi5wbmc.webp","thumbnail_width":300,"thumbnail_height":300}