Episode Details

In this episode with Raj Patel we discuss:

• Speed and Bitcoin lightning wallets
• How much should you store on wallets like Speed?
• KYC vs No KYC
• Stablecoins on Bitcoin
• USDT (Tether) on Speed and global demand for Tether

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Bio: Raj Patel is co-founder of Speed. Raj has over 20 years of extensive experience as an entrepreneur and product manager in the tech industry. Having achieved significant success in Silicon Valley, Raj is a unique combination of a serial entrepreneur and a tech guru, making him the go-to expert for all things Bitcoin and lightning. He is currently leading the product and platform management at Speed.Download Speed at https://www.speed.app/sweepstakes-promocode/ use promo code COINSTORIES10

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