Ep. 659 Navigating Professional Bitcoin Security and Custody with Unchained

CRYPTO 101

Bryce Paul & Brendan Viehman

Business, Investing

4.6 • 821 Ratings

🗓️ 10 June 2025

⏱️ 49 minutes

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Summary

In this episode of the Crypto 101 podcast, hosts Bryce and Brendan welcome Joe Kelly, co-founder and CEO of Unchained, and shares the company's mission to provide secure custody solutions, lending services, and educational resources to help clients navigate the complexities of Bitcoin ownership. The conversation also touches on the importance of education in Bitcoin adoption and the evolving landscape of financial services in the cryptocurrency space. In this conversation, Joe Kelly discusses the evolution of Unchained as a financial services provider focused on Bitcoin custody. He highlights the unique aspects of their business model compared to traditional financial institutions, the implications of Bitcoin ETFs, and the importance of trusts in inheritance planning. Additionally, he introduces the Bitcoin Legacy Project, aimed at supporting the Bitcoin community and fostering innovation.

Chapters

00:00 Market Resilience and Bitcoin's Performance

01:10 Insights from the Bitcoin Conference

03:50 Unchained: Financial Services for Bitcoin Holders

06:48 Understanding Bitcoin Financial Services

10:25 Lending and Trading at Unchained

12:36 Expanding Services: Trust and Advisory

15:33 Educational Barriers to Bitcoin Adoption

20:02 Positioning Unchained in a Growing Market

21:51 The Evolution of Financial Services

26:17 Navigating the ETF Landscape

31:11 Understanding Trusts and Inheritance Planning

37:11 The Bitcoin Legacy Project and Community Support

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0:00.0	All right. All you good, wonderful citizens of Crip Nation, welcome back. Welcome back to another
0:15.0	action-packed high-caliber episode here of the Crypto 101 podcast. I'm feeling fired up.
0:22.7	All the bears who thought we were going to get a complete capitulation in the market are proven wrong yet again.
0:27.4	I don't want to be a grave dancer or anything, but it seems like Bitcoin has been just a stalwart
0:33.2	here in the markets, no matter what macro throws at it, no matter what hyper liquid over leveraged
0:39.0	traders throw at it. You just can't knock Bitcoin down. And it's, it's been a really,
0:45.2	really fun season. Sell in May go away was proven wrong this year. It was one of the best
0:51.2	Mays in history, both for the stock market and for Bitcoin.
0:55.1	So, man, I'm pumped up, Brendan.
0:56.8	How are you feeling, man?
0:57.9	You know, I'll store the pot a little bit here, Bryce.
1:00.0	I'm okay with being a grave dancer on the Bears.
1:02.6	The Bears can get wrecked.
1:04.2	They can get liquidated.
1:05.9	Let them go to zero until there's no sellers left.
1:08.6	I'm fine with that. I think all of us here are fine with that,
1:11.7	because Bitcoin is pushing higher. And, you know, I really don't think anything is going to be
1:15.7	stopping at any time soon. Yeah, man, I'm so excited. We're joined by an incredible guest today.
1:22.6	Joe Kelly, the co-founder and CEO of Unchained. We're going to be talking about all the Bitcoin financial services that they're offering
1:30.7	from the man himself.
1:33.0	Joe, how are you doing?
1:34.1	And thanks for joining us.
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