This Bitcoin Use Case Proves Why Mortgages Are a Trap | Mauricio Di Bartelomeo | BFM225
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This Bitcoin Use Case Proves Why Mortgages Are a Trap | Mauricio Di Bartelomeo | BFM225

1:01:58 Jan 22, 2026
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Mauricio Di Bartolomeo is the co-founder and Chief Strategy Officer of Ledn, a leading global platform for Bitcoin-backed lending and savings.› https://x.com/cryptonomistaPARTNERS? Gain peace of mind with Onramp’s Multi-Institution Custody solution. Sign up with code BRAM to receive $150 in Bitcoin after your first deposit: https://onrampbitcoin.com/bram? Buy Bitcoin in the EU ?? via https://relai.me/bram - Sign up with code BRAM to get 10% off your feesPRODUCTS I ENDORSE› Get 10% off a Bitaxe open-source Bitcoin home miner using code BRAM at https://shop.powermining.io/?ref=BRAM› Heat your home and Earn Bitcoin with Heatbit - Get 5% off with code BRAM at https://heatbit.com/?ref=BRAM› Blockstream Jade Plus: The simplest and most secure hardware wallet on the planet - Get 10% off with code BRAM at https://store.blockstream.com› Stamp Seed: The safest way to backup your hardware wallet - Get 15% off with code BRAM at https://stampseed.com? SUBSCRIBE TO GET NOTIFIED› https://youtube.com/@bramk??› https://x.com/bramk? TIMESTAMPS00:00 – Bitcoin for Millennials: A New Framework01:28 – Bitcoin as Pristine Collateral09:50 – Borrowing Without Selling Bitcoin17:02 – Why Banks Are Structurally Trapped19:02 – Bitcoin and the Future of Wealth30:54 – Real Estate: Asset or Liability?32:17 – Fiat Money’s Hidden Housing Tax38:12 – The Next Wave of Bitcoin Lending44:43 – Mortgages vs. Bitcoin Loans54:56 – Bitcoin, Time, and Meaningful Work?? EPISODE SUMMARYBram Kanstein and Mauricio Di Bartolomeo discuss why Bitcoin is pristine collateral in a 24/7 market. They break how Bitcoin-backed loans beat real estate on liquidity, divisibility, and global underwriting. Mauricio confronts the mortgage illusion, it is a loan on your income, quietly subsidized by fiat d
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