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On today’s episode of Supply Shock, Pete Rizzo sat down with Shehzan Maredia, the founder of Lava, to unpack the financial stack he's building, where we are in the bitcoin adoption curve and more. Enjoy!

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In this episode, Shehzan Maredia explores a vision for a Bitcoin-native financial future where individuals focus on creating value through their work, save in bitcoin and spend only on what truly matters. 

During the interview, Maredia explains how BTC-backed loans, yield products, payroll conversion and self-custody tools through Lava enable people to live on a bitcoin standard.

Maredia emphasizes how bitcoin shifts behavior — from consumerism to intentionality — by serving as a personal financial benchmark. While short-term market movements are unpredictable, he expresses high confidence in BTC overtaking gold within a decade, thus positioning it as the world’s most trustworthy store of value.

Despite growing institutional interest and stablecoin adoption, Maredia believes bitcoin adoption is still in its infancy, with significant growth ahead.

Full episode on YouTube, Spotify, Apple Podcasts and X.

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