PayPod: The Payments and Fintech Podcast · 2025-06-23 · 22 min
Episode Topic: Willem Schroé, founder of Botanix Labs, joins PayPod to reveal how Bitcoin is becoming the foundation for a decentralized financial future. Learn how Ethereum-style smart contracts and DeFi applications are now possible on Bitcoin via the Spiderchain - without giving up Bitcoin's security or decentralization. Lessons You'll Learn: How the Spiderchain turns Bitcoin into a programmable financial layer Why Bitcoin yield is now possible - paid in Bitcoin, not tokens The future of interest-free Bitcoin-backed loans and stablecoin trading How Bitcoin can become a global financial operating system by 2100 Why governments can't stop Bitcoin - and why they shouldn't try About Our Guest: Willem Schroé is the founder of Botanix Labs, the company behind the Spiderchain, a decentralized Bitcoin Layer 2 enabling smart contracts and DeFi. A national champion in mathematics and a researcher in cryptography, Willem's passion for Bitcoin was ignited during his time in Saudi Arabia, where he witnessed financial repression and inflation firsthand. Now, he's on a mission to bring open, decentralized financial infrastructure to the world, starting with Bitcoin.
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