

Henrich
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Core infrastructure underneath. Consumer-grade UX on top. That's how Bitcoin products will scale.


. @richrines on what it takes to get institutions comfortable putting $10B+ into a crypto yield product: "Put all the cards on the table. Let it stand up to whatever level of scrutiny you bring" @Coredao_Org isn't built for degens. It's built to be the default yield backend for crypto - starting with BTC @_zprotocol



Designing for what comes next, not just what exists today. Quantum-safe infrastructure shows a forward-looking security mindset. Explore Core DAO’s full security posture on Skynet ↓ skynet.certik.com/projects/cored…


DROPS E35: @Coredao_org - Bitcoin yield without giving up your Bitcoin @richrines is one of the initial contributors to Core DAO, the leading Bitcoin scaling solution. He's also a long-time Zcash holder and early backer of @_zprotocol , a new privacy chain built on Core's Satoshi Plus consensus. We talk Bitcoin yield, financial privacy, AI surveillance, and why the next big move in crypto might not be where most people are looking. We talk about: - How Core DAO lets you earn yield on Bitcoin by time-locking it - without ever giving up custody - Why borrowing against Bitcoin makes sense now - OG Bitcoiners rotating to Zcash - what "transition" actually means and whether it's bad for Bitcoin - Z Protocol as the DeFi layer for private money - Why AI has made financial surveillance trivial - and why that accelerates privacy adoption - How Agents are leaving full financial fingerprints - and why privacy needs to be default on at the chain level And much more... Timestamps: 0:00 - Introduction 2:05 - What does Rich Rines do? 3:00 - Financial Freedom 4:09 - Journey from Bitcoin to Zcash 6:40 - Zcash Philosophy 8:38 - Transition to Zcash 11:20 - Who is Rich Rines? 11:46 - Bitcoin as Pristine Collateral 14:28 - Criticisms of Borrowing Strategy 16:52 - Explaining CORE 18:58 - Bitcoin Yield Story 20:29 - Misconception regarding CORE 22:08 - Time Lock 23:34 - Risk of using CORE 24:37 - Strategies used by CORE 26:42 - What Bitcoin Holders Want? 28:46 - Bitcoin Yield 30:10 - CORE Alpha 32:44 - SatPay 34:19 - Power Grid Thesis 35:37 - Satoshi Plus 37:07 - What is Z? 38:12 - Benefits of long-term Zcash Holder 40:01 - Vertical Integration 43:12 - Privacy for Agents 44:41 - Faux Privacy 46:14 - Privacy vs Government 49:01 - Zcash’s Future 50:01 - Conclusion
