Bitcoin Is Worth Over $1 Trillion. How Much Will Coinbase’s New cbBTC Grab? - Ep. 703

Unchained

Laura Shin

Business News, News, Tech News

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🗓️ 13 September 2024

⏱️ 37 minutes

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On Thursday, Coinbase unveiled cbBTC, a tokenized version of Bitcoin on its Base layer 2 and Ethereum. This launch follows the recent BitGo controversy about the custody arrangement for Wrapped Bitcoin (WBTC) now involving Justin Sun, sparking concerns within the crypto community. In this episode, Will Robinson, Coinbase’s VP of engineering, discusses the strategic importance of cbBTC, how it differs from other wrapped Bitcoin products, and what this means for the future of Bitcoin within DeFi ecosystems. Will Coinbase’s reputation as a "trusted custodian" be enough to make cbBTC the go-to choice for Bitcoin in DeFi, or will the industry remain skeptical? 01:54 Why Coinbase launched cbBTC and how it aims to bring Bitcoin into the world of DeFi 04:05 What happens behind the scenes when users mint cbBTC 05:21 What sets cbBTC apart from other wrapped Bitcoin options, according to Will 06:32 Whether Coinbase will expand cbBTC to other layer 2s and where users can already use it on major DeFi platforms 08:45 Will’s response to criticisms about the centralization of cbBTC 12:28 Why Coinbase's cbBTC launch was part of long-term plans, unrelated to the recent controversy around WBTC and Justin Sun 13:31 How Coinbase plans to make money from cbBTC, considering that WBTC has not been a big moneymaker for BitGo 15:38 Why Coinbase has the ability to freeze and blacklist cbBTC addresses 19:34 How Coinbase ensures that Bitcoin backing cbBTC remains the property of token holders and won’t be used as collateral or rehypothecated 20:58 Why Coinbase, a centralized entity, is launching cbBTC, a product for the decentralized, onchain world 23:57 Why Will doesn't want to predict how much demand there'll be for cbBTC Visit our website for breaking news, analysis, op-eds, articles to learn about crypto, and much more: unchainedcrypto.com Thank you to our sponsors! iTrustCapital Polkadot Mantle’s FBTC Gemini Stellar Guest Will Robinson, VP of Engineering at Coinbase Links cbBTC Unchained: Coinbase’s Wrapped Bitcoin Product cbBTC Launches on Base and Ethereum BitGo changing custody and its implications: Unchained: Wrapped Bitcoin (WBTC) Redemptions Vastly Outpaced Minting Since BitGo’s Custodial Changes Announcement Lending Protocol Aave to Propose Onboarding TBTC in Response to Concerns About Latest WBTC Custodial Changes Could dlcBTC Resolve the Issues With Wrapped Bitcoin? BitGo Abruptly Pivots on Holders of WBTC Multi-Sig Keys Following Community Outcry MakerDAO Considers Offboarding WBTC as BitGo Plans Custody Changes Aave DAO’s Chaos Labs Says ‘Risk-Off’ Recommendation for WBTC ‘Premature’ Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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0:31.0	I'm your host Laura Shin, author of the Cryptopians.
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