Matej Zak: Self-Custody & Self-Sovereignty | You're The Voice Ep. 35
My guest today is Matej Zak, the CEO of Trezor, a Bitcoin & Crypto hardware wallet company. We discussed the importance of self-custody of Bitcoin and the new products and services that Trezor has launched: The Trezor Safe 5 and “Trezor Expert''. We talked about Trezor’s company culture and open positions. Matej explains the key differences between holding an ETF and self-custody, highlighting the benefits of using a hardware wallet. We touched on the challenges of regulation and the attack on privacy, the challenges of operating a hardware business, and Trezor’s business cycles that correlate with Bitcoin’s bull & bear cycles. We also discussed governments and politicians reactions to Bitcoin, and ended with Bitcoin startups created as an antidote to Communism: Matej believes the Czech Republic has a high number of Bitcoin startups due to the people’s spirit and appreciation of freedom and sovereignty in light of its past communist oppressive regime.
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Matej’s Twitter: https://x.com/matej_zak
Trezor’s Twitter: https://x.com/trezor
Trezor’s website: https://affil.trezor.io/SHUn
Matej’s talk from BTC Prague (June 2024): https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LVQ_Cy1f1VI
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-- CHAPTERS –
00:00 Behind the Scenes...
00:40 Introduction & Background
04:50 Matej’s Journey to CEO
09:40 Productivity vs. 9-5 Jobs
13:15 New: Trezor Safe 5
16:20 New: "Trezor Expert" Service
19:15 Regulation and Self-Custody of Bitcoin
23:50 The Benefits of Self-Custody vs. ETF'ing
29:50 Developing User-Friendly Hardware Wallets
32:05 Bitcoin-Centric & Supporting Other Cryptocurrencies
33:45 Lobbying Efforts with Institutions?
35:05 Politicians Endorsing Self-Custody
37:40 Challenges in Hardware Businesses: Global Chip Shortage
42:40 Being Bootstrapped & Holding Bitcoin Reserves
44:44 Communism & Bitcoin Startups
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