Mauricio Di Bartolomeo is the co-founder and Chief Strategy Officer of LEDN.IO. LEDN provides financial products with a mission to help clients across the globe unlock the power of digital assets to build wealth for the long term. Operating in over 100 countries, LEDN offers interest-bearing savings accounts and Bitcoin-backed loans, enabling clients to access dollars or additional Bitcoin without needing to sell any of their existing holdings. Mauricio grew up in Venezuela where he and his family learned about Bitcoin. Now based in Canada, Mauricio holds HBA and MBA degrees from the Richard Ivey School of Business in London, Ontario in Canada. Mauricio is also the author of Why Proof of Reserves is Important to Bitcoin published in Bitcoin Magazine. I am really excited to share this conversation that I recently had with Mauricio. We go hard on Venezuela, Bitcoin savings, credit, & collaterlized loans programs, the pros and cons, the risks and benefits, the ins and outs of the financial services industry, El Salvador, Mauricio’s background and more. I’ve really enjoyed getting to know Mauricio and the team over at LEDN.IO these past few months and I think you guys will really enjoy this rip. This episode was brought to you by LEDN, Bitcoin Magazine and the Bitcoin 2022 conference. LEDN.IO is a secure, simple and easy to use platform for managing and growing your digital wealth. If you want to see what it’s all about and get $50 free in USDC when you take out your first LEDN loan head over to start.ledn.io/bitcoinmatrix. Bitcoin2022 Conference which celebrates bitcoin over 4 days (April 6-9th, 2022) with 4 different passes. The four days include Industry day, 2 days of main events and speakers, and lastly, a festival day which is a day of music and networking.  Prices will continue to rise over the next few months so get in early and use my affiliate code for 10% off. My affiliate code is: CEDRIC2022 My affiliate link is: tixr.com/pr/CEDRIC2022/26217 Make sure to subscribe, listen, learn and share the Bitcoin Matrix podcast. Folllow Mauricio Di Bartolomeo on twitter at @cryptonomista Follow LEDN at @hodlwithLedn Follow the Bitcoin Matrix on twitter at @delabtcmatrix Follow me on Twitter at @CedYoungelman iTunes: https://tinyurl.com/bitcoinitunes YouTube: https://tinyurl.com/bitcoinonyoutube Google Podcasts: https://tinyurl.com/bitcoingoogle https://www.facebook.com/TheBitcoinMatrixPodcast Web: https://bitcoinmatrix.libsyn.com/ Spotify: https://tinyurl.com/bitcoinspotify