Zac Townsend

Zac Townsend is the co-founder and CEO of Meanwhile, the world’s first Bitcoin life insurance company. Meanwhile’s mission is to democratize access to financial protection and security. Formerly, Townsend was a leader in the financial services practice of McKinsey & Company and served as the inaugural Chief Data Officer of California. Townsend was also the founder of a banking API business called Standard Treasury which was sold to Silicon Valley Bank.

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Why a U.S. Bitcoin Strategic Reserve Is Critical to Fending Off China

China has been waging a decades-long war against the U.S.’s greatest asset — the dollar. A bitcoin reserve would go a long way toward regaining our influence.

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Kamala Harris’s Unrealized Capital Gains Tax Would Hurt All Crypto Investors

The proposed 25% levy would hurt early investors in bitcoin and lead to a selloff in the wider market, says Zac Townsend, CEO and co-founder of Meanwhile.

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Bitcoin’s Future as Currency

Bitcoin has flourished as digital gold. But, in the long-term, its biggest impact will be in denominating business and trade, says Zac Townsend, CEO of Meanwhile.

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How Clear and Effective Crypto Regulations are Born

While the past year has seen numerous setbacks for crypto regulatory efforts, the industry's collective labor will soon bear fruit, Meanwhile CEO Zac Townsend writes.

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