Welcome to this cryptocurrency podcast with JP Thieriot, CEO of Uphold, a platform that lets users hold, spend, and instantly exchange assets like cryptocurrencies, fiat, and gold. Uphold also serves as Brave’s default wallet for holding Basic Attention Token or BAT. The interview covers several topics, including: How growing up in Argentina influenced JP’s views on money and inflation How JP discovered Bitcoin while searching for a better way to send money internationally The story of Bitreserve, the original Uphold How regulatory friction frustrates innovation in finance Uphold’s commitment to transparency How Uphold thinks about its product roadmap, services, and business operations The benefits of having a gold-denominated bank account Managing inflationary risk Sponsors: Crypto Loans by Nexo Nexo provides the world’s most advanced credit and lending services to retail and institutional clients. Nexo built its reputation in the blockchain industry with its Instant Crypto Credit Lines, which let you use digital assets as collateral to get cash in 45 fiat currencies and stablecoins. Recently, Nexo launched its Earn on Crypto product, which lets you earn up to 5% annually on BTC, ETH, XRP, XLM, LTC, BCH, EOS, and LINK. You can also park your stablecoins or cash to generate a whopping 10% annual return. Lastly, Nexo is also a strategic partner of exchanges, crypto funds, and institutions, which deploy capital to earn interest, enter into asset swap agreements, or directly borrow crypto from Nexo. So if you're looking to borrow, lend, or swap digital assets, Nexo is your GO-TO PARTNER. Definitely explore nexo.io or reach them at [email protected]. Nomics' Cryptocurrency API Spend too much time cleaning up and maintaining datasets & ingesting crypto market cap data from crypto exchanges? We offer the most accurate and transparent crypto data in the space. For examples, see our Litecoin / LTC price & OKEx pages. P.S. If you've read this far, consider signing up for our fully customizable daily crypto newsletter.