Jacob Phillips is Co-Founder of Lombard Finance, the company building the full stack of Bitcoin infrastructure needed to bring Bitcoin Capital Markets on-chain and pioneer behind LBTC - the fastest staking protocol to reach $2B TVL. Jacob previously served as Partner at Polychain Capital leading venture investments and governance, and in Product & Strategy at Perennial Labs. Graduated from Case Western Reserve University with degrees in Economics and Computer Science. In this conversation, we discuss: - NYC is the crypto capital of the world - Working at Polychain Capital - BTC ecosystem and markets - Lombard history and LBTC accomplishments - Bitcoin Capital Markets introduction - Lombard roadmap to accelerating Bitcoin Capital Markets adoption - Connecting Bitcoin liquidity to external ecosystems and markets - How Lombard securitizes your BTC - Integrating BTC tooling onchain Lombard Finance Website: www.lombard.finance X: @Lombard_Finance Discord: discord.gg/2HG7G69twc Jacob Phillips X: @JacobPPhillips LinkedIn: Jacob Phillips --------------------------------------------------------------------------------- This episode is brought to you by PrimeXBT. PrimeXBT offers a robust trading system for both beginners and professional traders that demand highly reliable market data and performance. Traders of all experience levels can easily design and customize layouts and widgets to best fit their trading style. PrimeXBT is always offering innovative products and professional trading conditions to all customers. PrimeXBT is running an exclusive promotion for listeners of the podcast. After making your first deposit, 50% of that first deposit will be credited to your account as a bonus that can be used as additional collateral to open positions. Code: CRYPTONEWS50 This promotion is available for a month after activation. Click the link below: PrimeXBT x CRYPTONEWS50
