The Engine
King Bitcoin: Halving, ETFs, and Building on Bitcoin 2024 | Matt Loungo | S1E6
The Engine is a show about building business in web3 and with web3.
Whether you’re already building in the space or you’re trying to understand what the whole web3 fuss is about, you’re in the right place.
This week, my guest is Matt Luongo. He is the CEO of Thesis, a crypto venture studio behind Fold, Keep that became part of Threshold Network, tBTC, Saddle, Tally Ho! And now also thUSC and Mezo.
Among their investors are such names as Andreessen Horowitz, Polychain Capital, Draper Associates, and Dragonfly.
Matt has been building in the space for over ten years. And so it was amazing to have him on the show to talk about Bitcoin and Matt’s path as a builder.
We talk about why Bitcoin is important, not just as a speculative financial instrument, but as an alternative to a centralized economy.
We talk about the current cycle in crypto and the headwinds and tailwinds around Bitcoin. Matt has an interesting take on the ETFs.
We talk about how Bitcoin has changed and hasn’t changed, specifically how building on Bitcoin has become such a major narrative despite being counterintuitive in the context of the original vision of digital gold.
From there we touch on a very uncomfortable topic of Bitcoin security challenges. Where Matt is, in fact, optimistic.
We of course talk about Threshold, we talk about why bridges are important and how tBTC is unique. We talk about thUSD and crypto loans.
We also touched on Matt’s personal story as a builder, and he even shared some parenting tips.
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The Engine is a show about building business in web3 and with web3.
Whether you’re already building in the space or you’re trying to understand what the whole web3 fuss is about, you’re in the right place.
This week, my guest is Matt Luongo. He is the CEO of Thesis, a crypto venture studio behind Fold, Keep that became part of Threshold Network, tBTC, Saddle, Tally Ho! And now also thUSC and Mezo.
Among their investors are such names as Andreessen Horowitz, Polychain Capital, Draper Associates, and Dragonfly.
Matt has been building in the space for over ten years. And so it was amazing to have him on the show to talk about Bitcoin and Matt’s path as a builder.
We talk about why Bitcoin is important, not just as a speculative financial instrument, but as an alternative to a centralized economy.
We talk about the current cycle in crypto and the headwinds and tailwinds around Bitcoin. Matt has an interesting take on the ETFs.
We talk about how Bitcoin has changed and hasn’t changed, specifically how building on Bitcoin has become such a major narrative despite being counterintuitive in the context of the original vision of digital gold.
From there we touch on a very uncomfortable topic of Bitcoin security challenges. Where Matt is, in fact, optimistic.
We of course talk about Threshold, we talk about why bridges are important and how tBTC is unique. We talk about thUSD and crypto loans.
We also touched on Matt’s personal story as a builder, and he even shared some parenting tips.
🌍 Explore Build Cities, a global cooperative redefining how startup cities collaborate. It creates a digital infrastructure that connects local communities worldwide. https://www.buildcities.network/
Build Cities - Bitcoin conference event: https://blocklive.io/event/bns-bitcoin-2024
🛰️ SKYLAB
The Engine is an extension of the Skylab community of web3 builders. It aims to empower web3 leaders and educate the broader entrepreneur community about web3.
Check out Skylab’s website and consider applying: https://www.skylab.xyz/
FOLLOW THE ENGINE
Stay tuned for the conversations with leading minds in web3:
Website: https://www.theenginemedia.xyz
YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@theenginemediaxyz
Substack: https://theenginemedia.substack.com/
Twitter (X): https://twitter.com/TheEngineMedia
Farcaster: https://warpcast.com/theengine
LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/theenginemedia/