Avoiding the Bitcoin ETF Rug Pull with Sam Abbassi & Xander Carpousis
“I don’t like the idea of blindly trusting when I can have something verified to me, and the whole ethos of Bitcoin is verify and don’t trust… if we build a massive financial ecosystem on top of these ETF products then we need to with absolute certainty know that that spot Bitcoin, the thing it’s backed against, exists and it’s there.”— Sam AbbassiSam Abbassi is the founder and CEO of Hoseki and Xander Carpousis is Chief Revenue Officer at Hoseki. In this interview, we discuss the launch of the Bitcoin ETFs and the importance of transparency, proof of reserves and gold vs Bitcoin.- - - - This episode’s sponsors:Iris Energy - Bitcoin Mining. Done Sustainably Bitcasino - The Future of Gaming is hereLedger - State of the art Bitcoin hardware walletWasabi Wallet - Privacy by defaultUnchained - Secure your bitcoin with confidenceBitcoin Atlantis - A Bitcoin conference in the AtlanticSwan Bitcoin - Invest in Bitcoin with Swan-----WBD767 - Show Notes-----If you enjoy The What Bitcoin Did Podcast you can help support the show by doing the following:Become a Patron and get access to shows early or help contributeMake a tip:Bitcoin: 3FiC6w7eb3dkcaNHMAnj39ANTAkv8Ufi2SQR Codes: BitcoinIf you do send a tip then please email me so that I can say thank youSubscribe on iTunes | Spotify | Stitcher | SoundCloud | YouTube | Deezer | TuneIn | RSS FeedLeave a review on iTunesShare the show and episodes with your friends and familySubscribe to the newsletter on my websiteFollow me on Twitter Personal | Twitter Podcast | Instagram | Medium | YouTubeIf you are interested in sponsoring the show, you can read more about that here or please feel free to drop me an email to discuss options.