Someone once said...
"Buy when there's blood in the streets, even if it's your own"
#Bitcoin OGs know!
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mGIz5M1hbHY&t=1442s Inside the World’s First #Bitcoin Bank | Seamus Rocca x Alex Tapscott (DeFi Decoded)
What does it actually mean to be the world’s first Bitcoin bank? And how do you survive a decade of crypto bull and bear markets without blowing up?
In this episode of DeFi Decoded, host Alex Tapscott sits down with Seamus Rocca, CEO of Xapo Bank, to unpack the story behind one of Bitcoin’s earliest and most resilient institutions.
They dive into:
How Xapo started in 2013 as a Bitcoin wallet and evolved into a fully licensed Bitcoin-first private bank
Why founder Wences Casares’ experience in Argentina shaped Xapo’s mission to protect people from inflation, capital controls and banking risk
Why Xapo chose to stay Bitcoin-focused while the rest of the industry chased ICOs, NFTs and altcoins
How Xapo combines Bitcoin + USD: a US-dollar narrow bank account earning interest alongside deep cold-storage Bitcoin custody
Bitcoin as digital gold, reserve asset and base layer vs. the role of stablecoins as payment rails
Bitcoin-backed lending: how wealthy Bitcoin holders borrow USD against their BTC without selling their position
The rise of Bitcoin ETFs and how they help mainstream adoption while Xapo serves Bitcoiners who still want direct custody and private banking-level service
Why Xapo sees itself as the private bank for Bitcoiners as BTC matures into a global reserve asset
If you care about Bitcoin’s long-term future, institutional adoption, and what safe Bitcoin banking can look like, this conversation is for you.
🔔 Don’t forget to like, subscribe, and leave a comment:
Would you rather hold your BTC in an ETF, self-custody, or with a Bitcoin-first bank like Xapo? Why?
Featuring:
Host: Alex Tapscott – Co-author of Blockchain Revolution, Co-host of DeFi Decoded
Guest: Seamus Rocca – Executive Director & CEO, Xapo Bank
Topics: Bitcoin private banking, Bitcoin custody, Bitcoin safety, BTC vs stablecoins, Bitcoin lending, Bitcoin as store of value, digital gold, financial sovereignty, inflation protection, emerging markets, banking innovation.
Wow, took out a (pre-approved) #BTC backed loan nostr:nprofile1qqst36le9krkzs34vxnzvf056lk3xahynz4t67kexyq24ppf3l4ktmcpzemhxue69uhky6t5vdhkjmn9wgh8xmmrd9skcqgdwaehxw309ahx7uewd3hkcv4xm38 to buy more #Bitcoin and the filthy ponzi fiat money arrived in my #USD account within a second! 🙌🤩🙌 #Xapo #XapoBank
As we bitcoiners say. This is the way...
Thanks for the note ser 🫡
Time in the market or timing the market...
It's your call!
#Bitcoin
🇦🇷 That’s a wrap on
@labitconf 2025!
A week of inspiration, discussion, and innovation with some of the brightest minds in the #Bitcoin and digital asset space.
Grateful to everyone we met, and proud to be part of a region driving financial transformation in this part of the world.
#XapoBank #LABITCONF2025 #XapoEvent
Thanks. We will take a look.
#Bitcoin, cycle vs. cycle, days since halving (latest: Apr 20, 2024).
Why now? With $BTC hovering near $100k, context > hot takes.
If in doubt, zoom out and compare cycles on equal footing. Here is a great website that shows you this. btc_counterflow thanks 🙏
https://bitcoincounterflow.com/charts/after-halving-comparison/
#BitcoinHalving #BitcoinCycles #Zap #Zaps
We are in good company then 🫡 glad to be with others who think the same.
Yes, you can, note the account is in USD.
• Receive EUR via SEPA → it’s converted to USD when it lands.
• Send EUR via SEPA from your USD balance → we convert on the way out.
So any currency can be used its just it gets auto converted into USD within Xapo and then no exchange fees when you spend as it autoconverts to your own currency.
Finite supply. Proof-of-work. Low time preference. Buy the dips, ignore the drama. That’s a bitcoiner. But genuinely, anyone who holds bitcoin and is in tune with money, what money is, and bringing power back to the people.
⚡ Xapo Bank → LABITCONF ’25, Buenos Aires.
Who from #LATAM is rolling in? Drop your npub + city and sync with the guys on the ground IRL. 🇦🇷
No we dont. So thanks. Followed. Want to make our timeline full of bitcoiners. No noise. Just signal.
Which #bitcoiners should we follow that we may not know about?
https://blossom.primal.net/ff06dcdc0a5f0a600cb44e8ff39746fd4d564df5c0226cca560195f90381e614.mov Did you see our latest partnership video we did over on our other socials? Quite proud of this.
Hopefully, bringing more #Bitcoin adoption to the UK and the rest of the world.
#AstonVilla #BitcoinAdoption
