Bringing the World to Bitcoin w/ Ivan Soto-Wright - Bitcoin Magazine Podcast

On this episode of the Bitcoin Magazine Podcast, Christian Keroles sits down with the co-founder and CEO of Moonpay. Moonpay is a bitcoin infrastructure company building out the interoperability between bitcoin and the legacy finance system. Moonpay is focused on making it as easy and cost effective as possible to purchase and hold bitcoin with as many payment providers and options as possible. The Moonpay API can be built directly into noncustodial bitcoin wallets so that users can buy and acquire bitcoin in a way that is completely custody free.

Ivan tells the story of how he got into bitcoin and how and why he started Moonpay. Soto-Wright discusses why Moonpay is a mission oriented company and how building around a mission is the best way to build an awesome and effective team! Ivan is passionate about Bitcoin and cryptocurrency adoption as it gives people access to financial services that have never been afforded to them previously.

Lastly the podcast highlights the challenges with dealing with traditional finance and why bitcoin offers such a fantastic solution to all of the problems that currently inhibit the globe from successfully accessing financial infrastructure.

Please enjoy this wide ranging conversation with Ivan Soto-Wright.

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Timestamps:

0:00 - 2:32 Intro
2:32 - 4:02 What is Moonpay?
4:02 - 5:39 The flexibility of the Moonpay tech stack
5:39 - 7:52 Increasing access to non-custodial bitcoin
7:52 - 9:45 The lack of finality in the fiat system
9:45 - 11:58 Scaling bitcoin using layer 2 technologies
11:58 - 20:15 Ivan's rabbit hole story and starting Moonpay
20:15 - 22:12 Bitcoin 2022
22:12 - 23:29 The Deep Dive
23:29 - 25:08 Testing the resilience of bitcoin
25:08 - 27:18 Moonpay's growth
27:18 - 29:23 The challenge of operating within multiple jurisdictions
29:23 - 33:48 The inefficiencies of the existing payment systems
33:48 - 37:46 Bitcoin adoption in emerging economies
37:46 - 39:02 Moonpay's user base in Asia
39:02 - 39:57 How to follow Bitcoin Magazine's content
39:57 - 41:52 What about Moonpay is Ivan most proud of?
41:52 - 43:53 Moonpay's diverse team
43:53 - 45:17 What does Moonpay look for when hiring?
45:17 - 47:22 Making finance fun and interesting
47:22 - 49:46 The importance of onboarding people into bitcoin and fighting the FUD
49:46 - 52:31 The current state of the bitcoin market
52:31 - 53:23 When will Moonpay implement a DCA feature?
53:23 - 54:09 The vision of Moonpay
54:09 - 54:59 Integrating Moonpay with existing wallets
54:59 - 56:34 Closing comments