If the internet could move money natively, would you use anything else?
The Internet of Money: Why Bitcoin Is the Future of Global Value Transfer | David Marcus
“If the internet could move value natively… would you use anything else?”
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1 If the internet could move money natively, would you use anything else?
3 We were going to actually take over the unit of account that is actually being used by 4 citizens of sovereign countries.
5 Bitcoin was the only network that was neutral and open enough to be around in 100 years 6 as kind of this open network for money for all of the money in the world.
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Of course you wouldn't.
We were going to actually take over the unit of account that is actually being used by
citizens of sovereign countries.
Bitcoin was the only network that was neutral and open enough to be around in 100 years
as kind of this open network for money for all of the money in the world.
The way we think about ourselves is that the network has no notion of compliance or enforcement.
If you think another company is not doing it right, build a better thing instead of just
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“If the internet could move value natively… would you use anything else?”
I sit down with David Marcus, a true fintech veteran and the co-founder and CEO of Lightspark. You might know him from his time at PayPal, Meta where he led Messenger, or the ambitious Libra/Diem project. Now, he’s on a mission to build the open internet of money—on Bitcoin.
We dive into David’s fascinating journey through startups, global payments, and Silicon Valley, before unpacking the philosophy and architecture behind Lightspark. We explore how Bitcoin is evolving beyond store of value into a global settlement layer, how Spark enables stablecoin issuance and self-custodial wallets on Bitcoin, and why compliance, scalability, and user experience are critical for mass adoption.
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Lightspark: https://www.lightspark.com/
Spark: https://www.spark.money/
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