Hashoshi sat down with Alex Mashinsky, CEO of Celsius, to talk about the Celsius app that lets you earn interest on cryptocurrency on a weekly basis! The app lets you earn compounding interest on your cryptocurrency holdings, but often yields the question: “How is this not a ponzi scheme with those rates?”. This question is among the many that are answered in this video, so make sure to watch until the end!

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• 0:00 Introducing Alex Mashinsky, CEO / Founder of Celsius
• 0:32 How Alex Mashinsky got into cryptocurrency
• 3:53 The key challenge that drove Celsius’ mission
• 5:17 Celsius helps people earn income on BTC and stablecoins in deposit
• 6:35 But how can Celsius pay such high interest rates?
• 10:16 Celsius aims to beat banks by making better products
• 13:18 How Celsius protects your crypto in custody
• 18:16 Collaboration is critical in the DeFi and CeFi space
• 20:37 Celsius uses zero knowledge proofs for transparency
• 22:11 Alex Mashinsky is the #1 user of Celsius
• 23:05 Where is the crypto space going in the next 2-5 years?
• 28:19 What “winning” looks like in crypto isn’t just about money
• 30:50 TLDR; Try Celsius and earn interest on your crypto
• 31:37 If you don’t like it, Celsius pays your withdrawal fees

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