Zac Prince on growing BlockFi through a pandemic (EP. 114)

Zac Prince, CEO and Founder of crypto lender BlockFi, joins the show once again to talk their recent growth and milestones. Today, BlockFi announced a $50m Series C round of financing, capitalizing on their recent growth. We dive into the fundraise, BlockFi's eye-popping growth, and what is driving interest in the crypto lending space today. In this episode: 

• Blockfi announces a $50m Series C fundraising round
• What it was like raising a Series C during covid
• BlockFi's insane traction and what is driving that growth
• Zac's big picture vision for the company as a global bank
• The growth that BlockFi has seen in stablecoins on the platform and the role they play
• What is really behind the high yields that BlockFi is able to offer
• The risk profile of lending BTC with BlockFi
• Zac's taxonomy of stablecoins
• BlockFi's plan for Tether – and why Zac decided to support it
• Zac's view of current institutional participation in the lending market
• How Zac thinks about DeFi and the rise of decentralized lending – and whether it competes with BlockFi
• What positions BlockFi is hiring for and who they would like to apply