Zachary Townsend is the co-founder and CEO of Meanwhile, a life insurance company for the crypto economy.
In this episode, Townsend and The Block's Frank Chaparro discuss Meanwhile's model of Bitcoin-denominated life insurance and the advantages of this approach vs. traditional dollar-denominated insurance policies, such as protection against inflation and the ability to borrow against the policy's value tax-free.
OUTLINE
00:00 Introduction
04:48 How Meanwhile works
10:33 Role of insurance in the Bitcoin economy
14:09 Charting new territory
16:38 Bitcoin vs dollar-denominated insurance
20:32 Approaching new customers
24:10 Zac’s background
26:23 Looking forward
30:04 Conclusion
GUEST LINKS
Zac Townsend - https://www.linkedin.com/in/zactownsend/
Zac Townsend on X - https://x.com/ztownsend
Meanwhile - https://meanwhile.bm/
Meanwhile on X - https://x.com/meanwhilelife
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