Trending Forward

Bitcoin skeptic? So were we.

On this episode of Trending Forward, Dan Gaul and Peter Horan talk with Will Reeves, founder and CEO of Fold (Nasdaq: FLD), about why so many Americans feel like they're falling behind even with good paychecks, and why Will thinks the problem is the money itself, not the tools we use to manage it.

Will explains how Fold works: a checking account, debit card and credit card that let you split your paycheck into Bitcoin and earn Bitcoin rewards on everyday spending, including mortgage and rent payments. We also get into Bitcoin's fixed 21 million supply, why volatility and inflation aren't the same thing, what Argentina can teach the U.S. about currency, and why Will's goal is to make Bitcoin "boring."

By the end, one of us left with a very different view of Bitcoin than the one he walked in with.

IN THIS EPISODE

00:00 A Bitcoin skeptic changes his mind

00:49 Meet Will Reeves, founder and CEO of Fold

03:03 Why even high earners feel behind

10:26 Why no one can print more Bitcoin

14:36 What Fold actually does

17:23 Isn't Bitcoin too volatile?

20:35 Is Fold a bank?

22:38 Earning Bitcoin on your mortgage

24:15 Why Fold went public

26:53 "Isn't Bitcoin made-up money?"

29:35 Lessons from Argentina

39:51 Final thoughts

LINKS

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Learn more about Fold: [FOLD LINK]

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